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

The MaxPreps/USA Football 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.

The top nominees for Player of the Week for August 21-27, 2017 are:

Northeast region
No athletes selected this week.

Mid-Atlantic region
QB Aaron Scott ('19), North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) (Huntersville, NC); 13-19, 190 yds., 2 TD, 11 car., 169 yds., 3 TD
QB Dylan Brewer ('19), Latta (Latta, S.C.); 7-10, 208 yards, 3 TD, 1 car., 35 yds., 1 TD
TB Tyrese Mitchum ('20), Clarendon Hall (Summerton, S.C.) (Summerton, SC); 7 carries, 100 yards, 3 TD
RB Damon Rhone Jr. ('19), West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead, N.C.) (Mt. Gilead, NC); 17 carries, 244, 5 TD
WR Aaron Tutino ('19), Ligonier Valley (Ligonier, Pa.) (Ligonier, PA); 4 rec., 160 yds., 2 TD

Southeast region
QB Alijah Martin ('20), North Pike (Summit, Miss.) (Summit, MS); 15-18, 200 yds., 2 TD, 20 car., 150 yds., 3 TD
QB Ty Crosby (‘21), Taylorsville (Taylorsville, Miss.) (MS); 16-26, 244 yds., 3 TD, 3 car., 86 yds., 2 TD
QB Dylan Standifer (‘19), Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.) (Cleveland, TN); 13-13, 303 yds., 3 TD, 6 car., 2 TD
RB Steven Cesar (‘20), Haines City (Haines City, Fla.) (FL); 15 car., 253, 4 TD
RB Terry Curry (‘21), Unity Christian (Rome, Ga.) (Rome, GA); 9 car., 80 yds., 2 TD, 1 rec., 49 yds., 1 TD

Midwest region
QB Hunter Chandler (‘19), Ketchum (Ketchum, Okla.) (OK); 5-8, 204 yds., 3 TD, 17 car., 125 yds., 1 TD
QB Blake Thyne (‘20), Mitchell (Mitchell, Neb.); 14-19, 294 yds., 3 TD, 6 car., 48 yds., 1 TD
RB Trent Reed (‘19), Hay Springs (Hay Springs, Neb.); 24 car., 437 yds., 7 TD
TE Josh Rowland (‘19), Todd County (Mission, S.D.); 1 car., 68 yds., 1 TD, 5 rec., 74 yds., 2 TD
RB Kyle Smith (‘19), Allen (Allen, Neb.); 20 car., 223 yds., 6 TD

Great Lakes region
QB Owen Wetherill (‘21), Hardin Northern (Dola, Ohio); 18-31, 329 yds., 6 TD
RB Luke Canfield (‘20), New Palestine (New Palestine, Ind.); 20 car., 275 yds., 4 TD
RB Charlie Spegal (‘20), Delta (Muncie, Ind.); 28 car., 203 yds., 3 TD
RB Nick Adams (‘19), Hardin Northern (Dola, Ohio); 12 car., 100 yds., 1 TD, 6 rec., 146 yds., 3 TD
LB Logan Gordon (‘20), Granite City (Granite City, Ill.); 15 TT, 12 solo, 1 sack

Northwest region
RB Miguel Salinas (‘20), West Yellowstone (Yellowstone, Mont.); 24 car., 152 yds., 4 TD
RB Justin Traxler (‘19), Akron (Akron, Colo.); 6 car., 122 yds., 3 TD
RB Jace Logan (‘19), Soroco (Oak Creek, Colo.); 23 car., 337 yds., 7 TD
WR Carson Brown (‘19), Homedale (Homedale, Idaho); 7 rec., 217 yds., 2 TD
TE Kyle Helbig (‘19), Holy Family (Broomfield, Colo.); 8 rec., 189 yds., 3 TD

West region
QB Wyatt Rodriguez (‘19), Imperial (Imperial, Calif.); 15-26, 304 yds., 5 TD, 7 car., 49 yds.
QB Cade McNamara (‘19), Damonte Ranch (Reno, Nev.); 27-40, 400 yds., 4 TD
QB Jaden Casey (‘20), Calabasas (Calabasas, Calif.); 27-41, 361 yds., 3 TD
RB Alexander Gonzalez (‘19), Christian (El Cajon, Calif.); 8 car., 66 yds., 6 rec., 207 yds., 4 TD
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
QB Dane Leituala (‘19), Taylorsville (Taylorsville, Utah); 15-31, 306 yds., 2 TD, 15 car., 164 yds., 4 TD
RB Jared Dansie (‘19), South Summit (Kamas, Utah); 10 car., 94 yds., 2 TD, 5 rec., 65 yds., 2 TD
RB Nathan Toddy (‘19), Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, N.M.); 10 car., 153 yds., 3 TD, 1 rec., 18 yds., 1 TD
WR Evan Cesareo (‘19), Lovington (Lovington, N.M.); 4 rec., 184 yds., 3 TD, 10 car., 49 yds., 2 TD

The MaxPreps/USA Football High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Thursday, August 31st. Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.

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