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 18-24, 2017 are:
Northeast region
QB Drew Pyne (‘20), New Canaan (CT); 16-22, 237 yds., 4 TD, 9 car., 73 yds., 1 TD
QB Nolan Grooms (‘19), Taft School (Watertown, CT); 12-21, 284 yds., 3 TD, 12 car., 134 yds., 2 TD
RB Josh Henderson (‘19), Hun (Princeton, NJ); 11 car., 300 yds., 3 TD
RB Dhyquem Lewinson ('19), Spackenkill (Poughkeepsie, NY); 22 car., 302 yds., 7 TD
CB Isaiah Johnston (‘19), Monroe Township (NJ); 15 TT, 12 solo, 1 int.
Mid-Atlantic region
QB Jack Krug (‘21), Brookville (PA); 16-24, 241 yds., 5 TD, 8 car., 50 yds.
QB Joe Scarabino (‘19), Seneca (Erie, PA); 17-29, 259 yds., 2 TD, 15 car., 101 yds., 3 TD
RB Logan Harmon (‘21), Apollo Ridge (Spring Church, PA); 18 car., 161 yds., 4 TD
FB Nick Yannutz (‘20), Solanco (Quarryville, PA); 22 car., 321 yds., 4 TD
DL Gavin Pritchard (‘20), Big Spring (Newville, PA); 17 TT, 7 solo, 2 sacks
Southeast region
QB Anthony Richardson (‘20), Eastside (Gainesville, FL); 16-25, 348 yds., 2 TD, 9 car., 65 yds., 3 TD
QB Taulia Tagovailoa (‘19), Thompson (Alabaster, AL); 26-32, 415 yds., 5 TD
RB Damozzio Harris (‘21), Windsor Forest (Savannah, GA); 30 car., 320 yds., 6 TD
RB Brendan Rooks (‘19), Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto, FL); 31 car., 295 yds., 7 TD
S Jordan Fleming (‘19), McAdams (MS); 19 TT, 14 solo, 5 sacks
Midwest region
QB Trey King (‘19), Irene/Wakonda (Irene, SD); 21-25, 330 yds., 1 TD, 25 car., 148 yds., 3 TD
QB Camren Mendoza (‘21), True Divine Word Academy (St. Louis, MO); 9-12, 323 yds., 3 TD, 1 car., 64 yds., 1 TD
WR Zach Westmoreland (‘20), Joplin (MO); 9 car., 119 yds., 3 TD, 6 rec., 121 yds., 1 TD
RB Lane Edis (‘19), Mullen (NE); 26 car., 286 yds., 6 TD, 1 rec., 26 yds., 1 TD
C Reno Hunt (‘19), Hyannis (NE); 30 TT, 6 solo, 2 sacks
Great Lakes region
QB Tino Kusic (‘19), Bridgeport (OH); 22-33, 392 yds., 5 TD, 7 car., 78 yds., 1 TD
QB Mark Waid (‘19), Girard (OH); 13-13, 284 yds., 3 TD, 8 car., 104 yds., 2 TD
WR Ethan Wright (‘20), Manchester (Akron, OH); 1 rec., 14 yds., 17 car., 276 yds., 6 TD
WR Luke Bumbalough (‘19), New Castle (IN); 11 rec., 257 yds., 4 TD
OLB Camari Harris (‘19), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (IN); 18 TT, 4 solo, 1 int.
Northwest region
QB Ryan Blokker (‘21), Ballard (Seattle, WA); 14-19, 210 yds., 2 TD, 10 car., 31 yds., 4 TD
QB Michael Johnson Jr. (‘19), Sheldon (Eugene, OR); 13-21, 199 yds., 3 TD, 28 car., 260 yds., 3 TD
RB Justin Traxler (‘19), Akron (CO); 18 car., 231 yds., 4 TD
SB Anthony Roberson II (‘20), Palmer Ridge (Monument, CO); 2 car., 17 yds., 1 TD, 10 rec., 245 yds., 2 TD
S Dominic Aguilar (‘19), Yoncalla (OR); 25 TT, 23 solo
West region
QB Jayden Daniels (‘19), Cajon (San Bernardino, CA); 29-37, 455 yds., 4 TD, 10 car., 88 yds., 1 TD
QB Johnele Sanders (‘19), Cordova (Rancho Cordova, CA); 15-23, 247 yds., 3 TD, 19 car., 218 yds., 5 TD
TE Ethan Schwesinger (‘19) Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon County, CA), 2 car., 12 yds., 8 rec., 131 yds., 4 TD
WR Tai Allison (‘19), Damonte Ranch (Reno, NV); 1 car., 18 yds., 6 rec., 174 yds., 4 TD
LB Christopher Macias (‘21), Mercy (Red Bluff, CA); 20 TT, 20 solo, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery
Southwest region
QB Grant Gunnell (‘19), St. Pius X (Houston, TX); 24-29, 503 yds., 10 TD
QB Dylan Pendergast (‘19), Fort Bend Chargers HomeSchool (Sugar Land, TX); 38-52, 456 yds., 9 TD, 15 car., 128 yds., 1 TD
RB Eli Sauer (‘19), Highland (Roscoe, TX); 19 car., 206 yds., 7 TD
WR Puka Nacua (‘19), Orem (UT); 7 rec., 201 yds., 4 TD
ILB Payne Hebel (‘19), Albany (TX); 26 TT, 13 solo, 1.5 sacks
The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Thursday, September 28. Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.
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