MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for September 25-October 1, 2017

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 25-October 1, 2017 are:

Northeast
QB AJ Wingfield (‘19), Ramapo (Franklin Lakes, NJ); 14-17, 199 yds., 3 TD, 12 car., 81 yds., 2 TD
QB Xavier Arline (‘20), Shoreham-Wading River (Shoreham, NY); 36 car., 284 yds., 4 TD
RB Jada Byers (‘20), St. Joseph (Hammonton, NJ); 4 car., 123 yds., 1 TD
RB Dhyquem Lewinson (‘19), Spackenkill (Poughkeepsie, NY); 18 car., 225 yds., 3 TD
MLB Willie Matthews (‘19) Montclair (NJ); 18 TT, 12 solo, 1 sack

Mid-Atlantic
QB Jack Krug (‘21), Brookville (PA); 13-23, 288 yds., 5 TD, 11 car., 153 yds., 1 TD
QB Jake Lane (‘19), Pee Dee Academy (Mullins, SC); 28-38, 392 yds., 7 TD, 2 rec., 11 yds.
RB LJ Currie (‘20), Concord (NC); 36 car., 312 yds., 3 TD, 1 rec., 20 yds., 1 TD
RB Nicholas Treco (‘19), Concord First Assembly Academy (Concord, NC); 7 car., 204 yds., 4 TD
WR Bryan Dworek (‘19), Brookville (PA); 7 rec., 244 yds., 4 TD

Southeast
QB Caleb Garcia (‘19), Hancock (Kiln, MS); 10-10, 246 yds., 4 TD
QB Michael Kern (‘19), Lake Nona (Orlando, FL); 21-25, 317 yds., 7 TD
RB Kemari McGowan (‘20), Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN); 31 car., 395 yds., 7 TD
RB Anthony Thomas (‘19), Stringer (MS); 23 car., 171 yds., 3 TD, 5 rec., 110 yds., 2 TD
OLB Tarian Lee Jr. (‘19), Godby (Tallahassee. FL); 15 TT, 10 solo, 2.5 sacks

Midwest
QB Jaxon Douthit (‘20), Strother (Seminole, OK); 14-17, 344 yds., 5 TD, 5 car., 26 yds.
RB Ja'Don Mendoza (‘21), True Divine Word Academy (St. Louis, MO); 36 car., 366 yds., 5 TD
RB Lane Edis (‘19), Mullen (NE); 22 car., 356 yds., 7 TD, 1 rec., 25 yds., 1 TD
WR Marcus Hughes (‘19), Thompson (ND); 10 rec., 217 yds., 5 TD
RB Cole Mueller (‘19), Holt (Wentzville, MO); 32 car., 392 yds., 8 TD

Great Lakes
QB Jack Conner (‘19), Sullivan (IN); 13-16, 248 yds., 5 TD, 7 rec., 86 yds., 2 TD
QB Tino Kusic (‘19), Bridgeport (OH); 15-22, 437 yds., 8 TD, 9 rec., 58 yds., 1 TD
WR Luke Bumbalough (‘19), New Castle (IN); 15 rec., 273 yds., 3 TD
RB Jacardia Wright (‘19), St. Teresa (Decatur, IL); 10 car., 254 yds., 4 TD
RB Malik Winston (‘19), Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI); 18 car., 200 yds., 5 TD

Northwest
QB Carson Rostad (‘20), Hamilton (MT); 23-27, 376 yds., 4 TD, 2 car., 16 yds.
QB Cale Millen (‘19), Mount Si (Snoqualmie, WA); 31-45, 434 yds., 5 TD, 5 rec., 36 yds.
TB Caleb Scharsch (‘21), Sierra Grande (Blanca, CO); 10 car., 199 yds., 5 TD
RB Colten McPhee (‘19), Columbia Falls (MT); 8 car., 101 yds., 3 TD, 1 rec., 33 yds.
WR Jake Sieg (‘19), St. Mary's (Medford, OR); 5 rec., 158 yds., 3 TD

West
QB Jayden Daniels (‘19), Cajon (San Bernardino, CA); 21-24, 340 yds., 6 TD, 7 car., 47 yds., 1 TD
QB Michael Zele (‘21), Grace Brethren (Simi Valley, CA); 23-31, 393 yds., 4 TD, 3 car., 18 yds., 1 TD
QB Alex Aguilar (‘19), Shafter (CA); 20-35, 437 yds., 4 TD, 15 car., 132 yds., 3 TD
RB Zaquand Irby (‘19), Ganesha (Pomona, CA); 30 car., 346 yds., 5 TD
WR Josiah Zamora (‘21), Cathedral (Los Angeles, CA); 9 rec., 231 yds., 3 TD

Southwest
QB Cooper Legas (‘19), Orem (UT); 13-21, 334 yds., 5 TD, 10 car., 108 yds.
QB Kael Atkinson (‘19), South Summit (Kansas, UT); 23-37, 420 yds., 6 TD, 5 car., 93 yds. 1 TD
RB Ja'Kobe Cooper (‘19), Lexington (TX); 18 car., 357 yds., 5 TD
RB Kyron Cumby (‘19), Plano (TX); 6 car., 231 yds., 3 TD, 5 rec., 43 yds., 1 TD
WR Garrett Wilson (‘19), Lake Travis (Austin, TX); 7 rec., 225 yds., 5 TD



The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Thursday, September 28. Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.

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