Santi Castillo of Mitchell is the Nebraska High School Football Player of the Week

Senior led his team to a 55-24 win over Wheatland of Wyoming.

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Aug 31, 2023, 3:00pm
After receiving nearly 3,000 votes, Santi Castillo of Mitchell has earned MaxPreps Nebraska High School Football Player of the Week honors.

In a 55-24 win over Wheatland (Wyo.), the senior ran six times for 133 yards and four touchdowns, recorded eight tackles including a tackle for a loss, deflected a pass, made seven of eight PATs and scored 31 points.

Here are the rest of this week's candidates:

* Caleb Benning, Omaha Westside: Returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown, returned four punts for 74 yards, caught a pass for a 27-yard touchdown, made three tackles and intercepted a pass in a 57-7 win over Creighton Prep.

* Conor Booth, Bishop Neumann (Wahoo): Ran 12 times for 130 yards and a touchdown and caught a nine-yard pass for a score in a 55-0 win over Milford.

* Isak Doty, Sidney: Completed 10 of 17 passes for 96 yards and a score, ran the ball 30 times for 182 yards and four touchdowns, made a tackle and intercepted a pass while also handling the kicking and punting duties in a 32-23 win over Holdrege.

* Stanley Haeder, Bellevue West (Bellevue): Was in on six tackles, made three tackles for loss, three sacks and caused a fumble in a 25-7 loss to Omaha North.

* Lathan Janousek, Seward: Intercepted three passes and caused three fumbles in a 14-7 win over Norris.

* Orrin Kuehn, Minden: Returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, made six tackles including one for a loss, carried the ball 16 times for 67 yards and caught three passes for 32 yards in a 7-6 loss to Hastings Adams Central.

* Trent McCain, Ord: Ran the ball 16 times for 170 yards and four touchdowns, made two tackles, a sack and caused a fumble in a 49-29 win over Central City.

* Coryion Perry, Bryan (Omaha): Completed 17 of 24 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns and caught a pass for a 62-yard score in a 47-7 win over Omaha South.

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