MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for September 24 - September 30, 2018

By Staff Report Oct 2, 2018, 12:00am

MaxPreps and USA Football will team up each week throughout the season to select Players of the Week.

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 24 - September 30, 2018 are:

Northeast
QB A J Burnett ('21) Bishop Grimes (NY) 12-16, 373 yds, 7 TD’s 105 rush yds
RB Jaiden Abrams ('21) Hammonton (NJ) 27 rushes, 285 yds, 4 TD’s
WR Nate Gay ('19) Bishop Grimes (NY) 5 rec, 175 yds, 4 TD’s
LB Njihad McCoy ('19) Pennsauken (NJ) 19 tckls (16 solo) 10 TFL 3 sacks, 1 PD
LB Anthony Masters ('20) North Hunterdon (NJ) 18 tckls (14 solo) 3 TFL 2 sacks

Mid-Atlantic
QB John Caldwell ('19) Ligonier Valley (PA) 20-23, 402 yds, 7 TD’s
RB Mason Pascoe ('19) Belle Vernon (PA) 38 rushes, 512 yds, 8 TD’s 2 rec, 14 yds
WR Aaron Tutino ('19) Ligonier Valley (PA) 12 rec, 285 yds, 5 TD’s
OLB Keesler Lawrence ('19) Porter-Gaud (SC) 24 tckls (10 solo) 7 TFL
WR Eli Stewart ('20) Franklin (PA) 11 rec, 206 yds, 3 TD’s 6 rushes, 96 yds, 1 TD



Southeast
QB Caleb Holstein ('20) St. Thomas More (LA) 20-26, 447 yds, 4 TD’s 1 rush yd, 1 TD
RB Joshua Jones ('19) Berwick (LA) 30 rushes, 417 yds, 4 TD’s 2 rec, 50 yds
WR Nate Jefferson ('19) Lyman (FL) 7 rec, 150 yds, 2 TD’s 6 rushes, 85 yds, 2 TD’s
LB Jazonte Hicks ('19) Wakulla (FL) 25 tckls (8 solo) 4 TFL
QB Bo Lawson ('19) Dooly County (GA) 9-11, 320 yds, 5 TD’s 141 rush yds, 1 TD

Midwest
QB Nate Burdette ('20) Maranatha Christian Academy (KS) 15-21, 391, 8 TD’s 43 rush yds, 1 TD
RB Kavein Davis ('20) Barton (AR) 27 rushes, 345 yds, 7 TD’s
WR Brock West ('20) Maranatha Christian Academy (KS) 12 rec, 382 yds, 8 TD’s
LB Braden Gilbert ('20) King City/Union Star (MO) 21 tckls (16 solo) 2 TFL 2 sacks
WR Josiah Markum ('19) Oklahoma Christian Academy (KS) 9 rec, 270 yds, 7 TD’s

Great Lakes
QB Aj Gucciardo ('19) Springfield (OH) 20-25, 383 yds, 6 TD’s
RB Kale Lawson ('19) Tri-County (IN) 24 rushes, 322 yds, 6 TD’s
WR Devin Johnson ('20) Springfield (OH) 9 rec, 246 yds, 5 TD’s
DE Nick Briggs ('19) Bellevue (MI) 20 solo tckls, 4 sacks
WR Richie Eyre ('19) Tallmadge (OH) 7 rec, 224 yds, 2 TD’s 8 rushes, 41 yds, 2 TD’s

Northwest
QB Aidan Atkinson ('20) Fairview (CO) 32-50, 687 yds, 9 TD’s
RB Jace Logan ('19) Soroco (CO) 35 rushes, 480 yds, 9 TD’s 1 rec, 6 yds
WR Bryce DesJardins ('19) Fairview (CO) 5 rec, 143 yds. 4 TD’s
DE Sean Bowerfind ('19) Fossil Ridge (CO) 27 tckls (7 solo), 4 TFL 4 sacks
RB Bryce Miracle ('19) Otis (CO) 27 rushes, 278 yds, 5 TD’s 3 rec, 177 yds, 3 TD’s

West
QB Donny Fitzgerald ('21) Coachella Valley (CA) 30-42, 547 yds, 8 TD’s 55 rush yds, 1 TD
RB Jeshua Fixel ('19) Excel Christian (NV) 24 rushes, 353 yds, 5 TD’s
WR Gavin Gamble ('20) Sierra Pacific (CA) 5 rec, 213 yds, 4 TD’s 2 rushes, 29 yds
DB Ethen Bishop ('20) Granite Hills (CA) 21 tckls (11 solo) 2 TFL 1 PD, 2 FF, 1 FR
QB Jayden Daniels ('19) Cajon (CA) 20-33, 429 yds, 4 TD’s 127 rush yds, 3 TD’s

Southwest
QB Trey Guajardo ('19) Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (TX) 25-31, 501 yds, 7 TD’s 23 rush yds
RB Jonah White ('19) Merkel (TX) 9 rushes, 401 yds, 8 TD’s
WR Edward Mcclendon ('19) Mesa (AZ) 9 rec, 225 yds, 7 TD’s
DT Coltin Knobloch ('19) Archer City (TX) 26 tckls (8 solo) 5 TFL 4 sacks, 1 PD, 2 FF
WR Ashton Stredick ('20) Needville (TX) 24 rushes, 360 yds, 6 TD’s

The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 3rd. Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.

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