MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for October 31-November 6, 2016

By Staff Report Nov 9, 2016, 12:00am

Week 12 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 31-November 6, 2016 are:

Northeast region
DB Andrew Licciardi ('18), East Greenwich (East Greenwich, R.I.); 17 tackles (8 solo, 9 asst.)
QB Patrick Holly ('18), Hun (Princeton, N.J.); 16-19, 310 yards, 6 TD
RB Douglas Harrison ('19), Fairfield Prep (Fairfield, Conn.); 32 carries, 331 yards, 5 TD
DB Bobby Melms ('18), Seymour (Seymour, Conn.); 13 carries, 114 yards, 1 rush TD; 186 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD
SS Billy Finn ('18), Rutherford (Rutherford, N.J.); 15 tackles (7 solo, 8 asst.) 2 sacks



Mid-Atlantic region
QB Jaren Rainey ('18), Southwest Guilford (High Point, N.C.); 12-17, 227 yards, 2 TD
RB Javon Edwards ('18), Bethel Christian Academy (Kinston, N.C.); 20 carries, 360 yards, 6 TD
WR Dyami Brown ('18), West Mecklenburg (Charlotte, N.C.); 7 carries, 174 rec. yards, 3 TD
QB Sam Howell ('19), Sun Valley (Monroe, N.C.); 26-44, 539 yards, 6 TD
MLB Cade Hoke ('19), North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.); 15 tackles (12 solo, 3 asst.) 4 TFL, 3 sacks

Southeast region
QB Caleb Pruitt ('18), Heritage (Conyers, Ga.); 31-52, 443 yards, 4 TD
DB Calvin Harris ('19), Baldwyn (Baldwyn, Miss.); 5 carries, 183 rec. yards, 4 TD
LB Myron Bloom ('19), Land O' Lakes (Land O' Lakes, Fla.); 23 tackles (11 solo, 12 asst.) 2 TFL, 1 sack
SB Tyre Shelton ('18), Chapel Hill (Douglasville, Ga.); 25 carries, 415 yards, 5 TD
S Isaiah Ligon ('20), Austin-East (Knoxville, Tenn.); 20 tackles (17 solo, 3 asst.)

Midwest region
QB Alex Huston ('18),Glendale (Springfield, Mo.); 33-48, 706 yards, 9 TD
QB Wyatt Ellis ('18), Owensville (Owensville, Mo.); 19-27, 385 yards, 4 TD
OLB Jalen Basart('19), Stockton (Stockton, Kan.); 32 tackles (15 solo, 17 asst.) 3 TFL, 2.5 sacks
Denton Schurr ('18), Osborne (Osborne, Kan.); 35 carries, 455 yards, 8 rush TD; 57 rec. yards, 2 rec. yards
WR Latroy Harper ('18), Penney (Hamilton, Mo.); 3 carries, 122 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD

Great Lakes region
QB Nic Baker ('18), Rochester (Rochester, Ill.); 23-29, 413 yards, 4 TD
RB Jamon Hogan ('18), Columbus East (Columbus, Ind.); 20 carries, 247 yards, 4 TD
Kenson Boelke ('18), Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, Minn.), 15 tackles (7 solo, 8 asst.) 2 sacks
RB Deshaun Haag ('18),Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, Minn.); 16 tackles (11 solo, 5 asst.) 2 TFL
WR Zac Minnich ('18), Milan (Milan, Ind.); 6 carries, 195 yards, 3 TD

Northwest region
QB Ty Evans ('19), Palmer Ridge (Monument, Colo.) 24-39, 417 yards, 6 TD
DB Kade Middlesworth ('18), Northport (Northport, Wash.); 11 carries, 245 yards, 4 TD
WR Daimion Sharp ('18), Toledo (Toledo, Ore.); 9 carries, 164 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD
G Cole Wood ('18), Bayfield (Bayfield, Colo.) 14 tackles (14 solo) 1 TFL, 2 sacks
FS Angelo Rodriguez ('18), Lincoln (Denver, Colo.) 15 tackles (15 solo) 3 TFL, 2 sacks

West region
QB Ethan Gretzinger('19), Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, Calif.); 21-35, 499 yards, 7 TD
QB Levi Taylor ('18), Silverado (Victorville, Calif.); 17-24, 427 yards, 7 TD
SB Tyzjon Calhoun-fuller ('18), Notre Dame (Riverside, Calif.); 17 tackles (11 solo, 6 asst.) 2 TFL, 2 sacks
RB Sal Tovar ('18), South El Monte (South El Monte, Calif.); 22 carries, 302 yards, 5 TD
WR Reid Fong ('19), Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, Calif.); 8 carries, 342 rec. yards, 5 rec. TD



Southwest region
QB Keondre Mcknight ('19), Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas, Texas); 33-55, 465 yards, 4 TD
QB Cedarious Barfield ('18), El Dorado (El Paso, Texas); 19-30, 401 yards, 5 TD
WR Kerrion Fields ('18), Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian, Texas); 12 carries, 250 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD
MLB Josiah Wilson ('18), Boles (Quinlan, Texas); 37 carries, 340 yards, 5 TD
ILB Joel Jones ('18), Graham (Graham, Texas); 17 tackles (13 solo, 4 asst.) 1 TFL, 2 sacks

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Thursday, November 10.