MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for September 17 - September 23, 2018

By Staff Report Sep 25, 2018, 12:00am

MaxPreps and USA Football will team up each week throughout the season to select Players of the Week.

The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week honors eight top high school football performers each week throughout the United States.

Selected by USA Football, players are chosen based upon statistics that are submitted to MaxPreps.com. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week.

The top nominees for Player of the Week for September  17 - September 23, 2018 are:

Northeast
QB Tyler Szalkowski ('21) Aquinas Institute (NY) 22-29, 474 yds, 7 TD’s
RB Josh Wallace ('20) Hudson (NY) 15 rushes, 320 yds, 4 TD’s
WR Quintin O'Connell ('19) New Canaan (CT) 9 rec, 175 yds, 3 TD’s 3 rushes, 26 yds, 2 TD’s
DE Da-shon Taylor ('19) Manalapan (NJ) 15 tckls (11 solo), 2 TFL 2 sacks
WR Dominik Thomas ('19) St. Francis (NY) 7 rec, 155 yds, 4 TD’s

Mid-Atlantic
QB Navy Shuler ('20) Christ School (NC) 32-43, 430 yds, 5 TD’s
RB Hunter America ('20) Doddridge County (WV) 31 rushes, 373 yds, 5 TD’s
WR Chris Mckay jr ('20) Village Christian Academy (NC) 3 rec, 119 yds, 3 TD’s
DL Roman Johnson ('19) Southern Guildord (NC) 19 tckles (15 solo), 4 TFL 3 sacks
QB Brady Fyfe ('19) Shade (PA) 17-24, 253 yds, 5 TD’s 227 rush yds, 2 TD’s



Southeast
QB Kobe Hudson ('20) Troup County (GA) 25-33, 537 yds, 6 TD’s 81 rush yds, 1 TD
RB Travis Tisdale ('19) Lowndes (GA) 21 rushes, 413 yds, 6 TD’s 1 rec, 6 yds
WR Za'darius Mitchell ('19) Richton (MS) 6 rec, 233 yds, 4 TD’s
OLB Dylan Vincent ('19) Lake Charles College Prep (LA) 16 tckls (14 solo), 6 TFL, 2 FF 1 FR, 2 sacks
RB Damean Bivins ('19) Pace (FL) 32 rushes, 382 yds, 5 TD’s

Midwest
QB Drew Quinlin ('21) South Holt/Nodaway-Holt (OR) 18-27 404 yds, 9 TD’s 66 rush yds, 1 TD
RB Tommy Mcevoy('21) Clarkson/Leigh (NE) 24 rushes, 328 yds, 7 TD’s
WR Eric Ottman ('19) South Holt/Nodaway-Holt (OR) 7 rec, 186 yds, 4 TD’s
DE Caid Doetker ('19) Wauneta-Palisade (NE) 23 tckls (13 solo) 2 TFL 2 sacks, 1 FF
RB Jeremy Pfaff ('19) Minneola (KS) 34 rushes, 354 yds, 7 TD’s

Great Lakes
QB Maximus Grimes ('21) Lafayette Jefferson (IN) 24-27, 384 yds, 6 TD’s
RB Jacardia Wright ('19) St. Teresa (IL) 24 rushes, 364 yds, 6 TD’s 2 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD
WR Tristin Duncan ('21) Effingham (IL) 7 rec, 264 yds, 4 TD’s
DE Preston Yohnke ('20) Parkers Prairie (MN) 24 tckls (14 solo), 2 TFL, 1 FF
QB Reid Neal('20) Yorktown (IN) 16-23, 284 yds, 5 TD’s 156 rush yds, 3 TD’s

Northwest
QB Jack Diehm ('22) Entiat (WA) 14-17, 320 yds, 5 TD’s 8 rush yds, 2 TD’s
RB Yahir Enriquez ('22) Idalia (CO) 22 rushes, 292 yds, 6 TD’s 2 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD
WR Tre De imus ('19) Entiat (WA) 7 rec, 216 yds, 4 TD’s
SS Zane Sailor ('21) Sultan (WA) 23 tckls (15 solo) 1 TFL, 1 PD 1 FF, 1 FR
RB Chance Garcia ('19) Mancos (CO) 27 rushes, 301 yds, 4 TD’s 1 rec, 14 yds

West
QB Donny Fitzgerald ('21) Coachella Valley (CA) 20-27, 472 yds, 8 TD’s
RB Ryan Miguel ('19) Bret Harte (CA) 35 rushes, 339 yds, 3 TD’s 3 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD
WR Braydon Hampton ('19) Hesperia Christian (CA) 9 rec, 133 yds, 4 TD’s 3 rushes, 15 yds
DB Brayden Farr ('19) Mission Prep (CA) 21 tckls (5 solo), 3 TFL, 3 PD 1 INT
QB Gabriel Reclusado ('19) Piedmont Hills (CA) 18-21, 339 yds, 2 TD’s 154 rush yds, 3 TD’s

Southwest
QB Shundarion Ward ('19) DeSoto (TX) 33-36, 451 yds, 5 TD’s 100 rush yds, 1 TD
RB Dj Hightower ('19) Bynum (TX) 26 rushes, 311 yds, 5 TD’s 1 rec, 26 yds
WR Cody Pacheco ('20) Empire (AZ) 11 rec, 241 yds, 4 TD’s
OLB Smith Essman ('19) Midland (TX) 23 tckls (18 solo) 6 TFL, 1 FF 1 sack
RB Christian McDonald ('20) FEAST HomeSchool (TX) 18 rushes, 269 yds, 7 TD’s 1 rec, 32 yds



The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 26. Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.

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