MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for October 3-9, 2016

By Staff Report Oct 11, 2016, 12:00am

Week 8 nominees have been selected for the MaxPreps and USA Football Player of the Week program.

The USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School 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. High school coaches can obtain an access code for their teams by visiting: www.maxpreps.com.cl.

The top nominees for Player of the Week for October 3-9, 2016 are:


Northeast region

QB Gregg Campisi (’19),St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.); 19-28, 273 yards, 4 TD
RB Brett Makar (’18), Yorktown (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.); 17 carries, 170 yards, 4 TD

QB Austin Albericci (’18), NV - NV - Demarest (Demarest, N.J.); 11-13, 274 yards, 2 pass TD; 27 carries, 91 rush yards, 4 rush TD
MLB Evan Henry (’18), King (Stamford, Conn.); 23 tackles (11 solo, 12 asst.) 1 TFL
DT Deavon Welch  (’18), Wayne (Ontario Center, N.Y.); 21 tackles (21 solo)


Mid-Atlantic region

QB Tyshun Sarratt (’18), Gaffney (Gaffney, S.C.); 21-33, 418 yards, 3 TD
QB Sam Howell (’19), Sun Valley (Monroe, N.C.); 14-20, 292 yards 5 TD

RB Javon Edwards (’18), Bethel Christian Academy (Kinston, N.C.); 29 carries, 359 yards, 6 TD
OLB Alex Maxbauer (’17), Hertford County (Ahoskie, N.C.); 19 tackles (11 solo, 8 asst.) 1 TFL, 1 sack
RB Quavaris Crouch (’19), Harding University (Charlotte, N.C.); 22 carries, 163 yards, 3 TD


Southeast region

QB Harrison Bailey (’20), Marietta (Marietta, Ga.); 29-43, 462, 4 TD
RB Chris Smith (’18), Nanih Waiya (Louisville, Miss.); 10 carries, 111 yards, 3 rush TD; 99 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD

MLB Kameron Brown (’19), Lanier (Sugar Hill, Ga.); 17 tackles ( 12 solo, 5 asst.) 4 TFL, 1 sack
RB Christopher Rodriguez (’18), Ola (McDonough, Ga.); 43 carries, 391 yards, 6 TD
MLB Cearly Parker (’19), Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula, Miss.); 23 tackles (15 solo, 8 asst.) 5 TFL, 1 sack

Midwest region

QB Alex Huston (’18), Glendale (Springfield, Mo.); 26-37, 426 yards, 6 TD
QB Isaiah Williams (’19), Trinity Catholic (St. Louis, Mo.); 16-26, 301 yards, 4 TD

RB Drake Gorrin (’17), Winnebago (Winnebago, Neb.); 40 carries, 224 yards, 4 rush TD; 235 rec. yards, 5 rec. TD
FB Drew Cunningham (’18), Lakeside (Downs, Kan.); 23 tackles (16 solo, 7 asst.) 5 TFL, 3 sacks
LB Joshua Branding (’18), Parkview Christian (Lincoln, Neb.); 36 tackles (23 Solo, 13 asst.)


Great Lakes region

QB Dylan Fagerland (’18), Watertown (Watertown, Wis.); 19-32, 416 yards, 5 TD
QB Michael Lynn III (’18), Lansing Catholic (Lansing, Mich.); 17-21, 287 yards, 1 TD; 21 carries, 101 rush yards, 2 TD

RB Maurice Hutchinson (’19), Parkway Christian (Sterling Heights, Mich.) (Sterling Heights, MI), 17 tackles (13 solo, 4 asst.) 5 TFL
MLB Joey Diekmann (’18), Evansville Reitz (Evansville, Ind.); 21 tackles (12 solo, 9 asst.)
RB Nick D"Ambrose (’18), Addison Trail (Addison, Ill.); 22 carries, 216 yards, 3 rush TD; 130 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD


Southwest region

QB Qua Gray (’18), Coronado (Lubbock, Texas) 24-33, 507 yards, 7 TD
RB Tyreck Cosay (’19), Alchesay (Whiteriver, Ariz.); 18 carries, 322 yards, 6 TD

C Wade Rolen (’18), Bells (Bells, Texas); 22 tackles (8 solo, 14 asst.) 5 TFL, 1 sack
MLB Trey Stephens (’19), Coronado (Lubbock, Texas); 23 tackles (2 solo, 21 asst.) 2 TFL, 1 sack
QB Grant Gunnell (’19), St. Pius X (Houston, Texas) 27-38, 583 yards, 8 TD


West region

QB Quinn Commans (’18), Whittier Christian (La Habra, Calif.); 31-38, 441 yards, 6 TD
RB Anthony Kerrigan (’18),Placer (Auburn, Calif.); 17 carries, 115 yards, 3 TD; 110 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD

TE Hunter Dobyns (’19), Hesperia Christian (Hesperia, Calif.); 19 tackles (7 solo, 12 asst.) 2 sacks
RB Kazmeir Allen(’18), Tulare Union (Tulare, Calif.); 13 carries, 154 yards, 3 TD; 166 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD


Northwest region

QB Ty Evans (’19), Palmer Ridge (Monument, Colo.); 30-41, 435 yards, 5 TD
RB Danny Quirk (’19), McKenzie (Finn Rock, Ore.); 6 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD

QB Derrick Smashum (’18), Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora, Colo.); 19-27, 378 yards, 5 TD; 8 carries, 106 yards, 1 rush TD
WR Dayshawn Neal(’18), Hermiston (Hermiston, Ore.); 6 carries, 157 rec. yards, 4 TD
MLB Seth Mondragon(’18), Dayspring Christian Academy (Greeley, Colo.); 23 tackles (13 solo, 10 asst.) 1 TFL


USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 12th.