MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for November 14-20, 2016

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 November 14-20, 2016 are:

Northeast region
MLB Ky'juon Butler ('19), Bloomfield (Bloomfield, Conn.); 11 tackles (7 solo, 4 asst.) 1 TFL
QB Sean Hopkins ('18), Westwood (Washington Township, N.J.); 14-19, 244 yards, 2 TD
RB Manny Sanchez, ('18), CREC [Public Safety Academy/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering/Metropolitan Learning Center] (Enfield, Conn.); 24 carries, 243 yards, 5 TD
RB DEHRON HOLLOWAY ('18), Paulsboro (Paulsboro, N.J.); 25 carries, 169 yards, 3 TD
T Dioh Desuah ('19), Weequahic (Newark, N.J.); 12 tackles (8 solo, 4 asst.) 3 TFL

Mid-Atlantic region
QB Reese Crounse ('18), Patuxent (Lusby, Md.); 17-27, 238 yards, 2 TD
QB Austin Barber ('18), Greater Johnstown (Johnstown, Pa.); 15-22, 251 yards, 3 TD
RB Courtney Mckinney ('18), East Montgomery (Biscoe, N.C.); 15 carries, 215 yards, 4 TD
LB Irvin Mulligan ('19), Whale Branch (Beaufort, S.C.); 27 carries, 257 yards, 4 yards
OLB Aaron Worthy ('18), East Forsyth (Kernersville, N.C.); 18 tackles (7 solo, 11 asst.) 1.5 TFL

Southeast region
TE Cody Broom ('18), Geneva Classical Academy (Lakeland, Fla.); 14 carries, 292 yards, 5 TD
RB Jacob Baptiste ('19), Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.); 19 carries, 277 yards, 4 TD
DE Derick Newton ('18), Coffee (Douglas, Ga.); 15 tackles *13 solo, 2 asst.) 6 TFL, 4 sacks
OLB Michael Barrett ('18), Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.); 15-20, 367 yards, 3 TD
MLB Jameon Gaskin ('18), Coffee (Douglas, Ga.); 23 tackles (6 solo, 9 asst.) 1 TFL 1 sack

Midwest region
QB Jacob Wood ('19), Conway Christian (Conway, Ark.); 19-42, 261 yards, 2 TD
LB Steven Quinones ('18), Depew (Depew, Okla.); 22 carries, 205 yards, 3 TD
MLB Coby Tillman ('18), Bixby (Bixby, Okla.); 18 tackles (9 solo, 9 asst.) 2 TFL, 1 sack
RB Tucker Pawley ('18), Bixby (Bixby, Okla.); 30 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD
DE Gage Haake ('19), Sandhills/Thedford (Dunning, Neb.); 25 tackles (21 solo, 4 asst.)


Great Lakes region
QB Colt Pallay ('18), Hudson (Hudson, Ohio); 15-23, 170 yards, 1 TD
RB Jamon Hogan ('18), Columbus East (Columbus, Ind.); 24 carries, 278 yards, 2 TD
RB Daniel Bangura ('18),Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester, Ohio); 36 carries, 250 yards, 2 TD
RB Damon Pearce ('18), Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw, Mich.); 13 tackles (4 solo, 9 asst.) 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks
MLB Mason Parris ('18), Lawrenceburg (Lawrenceburg, Ind.); 21 tackles (9 solo, 12 asst.)

Northwest region
QB Peter Mendazona ('18), Central (Independence, Ore.) 21-34, 289 yards, 5 TD
QB Logan Hughes ('18), Meeker (Meeker, Colo.); 17-32, 326 yards, 3 TD
RB David "dm3" moore iii ('20), Pine Creek (Colorado Springs, Colo.); 23 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
DE Jake Heimlicher ('18), Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) 11 tackles (9 solo, 2 asst.) 1 TFL, 2 sacks
Dustin Rico('19), Hi-Plains (Seibert, Colo.) 12 tackles (8 solo, 4 asst.) 2 sacks

West region
QB Jeremy Moussa ('18), Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.); 36-48, 545 yards, 6 TD
QB Hank Bachmeier ('19), Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, Calif.) 29-37, 423 yards, 3 TD
RB Sal Tovar ('18), South El Monte (South El Monte, Calif.); 32 carries, 308 yards, 7 TD
RB Martell Irby ('18), Morse (San Diego, Calif.); 23 carries, 275 yards, 4 TD
ILB Chance Cannon ('18), Serra (San Diego, Calif.); 20 tackles (5 solo, 15 asst.)

Southwest region
QB Grant Gunnell ('19), St. Pius X (Houston, Texas) 21-30, 354 yards, 5 TD
QB Kason Martin ('18), Manvel (Manvel, Texas); 23-33, 421 yards, 7 TD
CB Ethan Lilljedahl ('19), Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Texas); 16 carries, 200 yards, 5 TD
RB Manning Marsh ('19), Weatherford Christian (Weatherford, Texas); 33 carries, 269 yards, 3 TD
MLB Corbin Foster ('18), Newton (Newton, Texas); 18 tackles (4 solo, 14 asst.) 1 sack

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 23.