MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week for August 21-26, 2017

The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week program 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. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

Every Tuesday during the football season, 5 nominees from each region will be announced and on Wednesday's the 8 region Player of the Week winners will be selected. To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week.

The eight weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of August 21-26, 2017 are:

Mid-Atlantic region
QB Aaron Scott ('19), North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.); 13-19, 190 yds., 2 TD, 11 car., 169 yds., 3 TD

Southeast region
QB Alijah Martin ('20), North Pike (Summit, Miss.); 15-18, 200 yds., 2 TD, 20 car., 150 yds., 3 TD

Midwest region
RB Trent Reed (‘19), Hay Springs (Hay Springs, Neb.); 24 car., 437 yds., 7 TD

Great Lakes region
QB Owen Wetherill (‘21), Hardin Northern (Dola, Ohio); 18-31, 329 yds., 6 TD

Northwest region
RB Jace Logan (‘19), Soroco (Oak Creek, Colo.); 23 car., 337 yds., 7 TD

West region
TB Ryan Hurley (‘19), Rio Vista (Rio Vista, Calif.); 17 car., 272 yds., 6 TD

Southwest region
QB Casey Perez (‘20), Lovington (Lovington, N.M.); 22-33, 473 yds., 5 TD, 14 car., 70 yds., 2 TD



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