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 17-23, 2016 are:
Northeast region
QB Matthew Valecce ('18),Fordham Prep (Bronx, N.Y.); 26-47, 386 yards, 4 TD
RB Jerome Gibson ('18), Timber Creek Regional (Erial, N.J.); 14 carries, 269 yards, 6 TD
RB Mariano Hernandez ('19), Oneonta (Oneonta, N.Y.); 23 carries, 128 yards, 3 rush TD; 168 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
DE Rondell Bothroyd ('18), Edwin O. Smith (Storrs, Conn.); 15 tackles (14 solo, 1 asst.) 4 sacks
LB Matt McElroy ('18), New Milford (New Milford, N.J.); 19 tackles (10 solo, 9 asst.) 1 TFL, 1 sack
Mid-Atlantic region
QB Jordan Morgan ('18), Eastside (Taylors, S.C.); 25-33, 311 yards, 4 TD
QB Dom Salinetro ('18), West Perry (Elliottsburg, Pa.); 23-37, 367 yards, 4 TD
RB Rashad Battiste ('19), John Paul II (Ridgeland, S.C.); 34 carries, 324 yards, 5 TD
MLB Vinny Catan ('18), Nation Ford (Fort Mill, S.C.) 14 tackles (14 solo) 2 TFL, 2 sack
RB Canaan Cox ('18), Statesville Christian (Statesville, N.C.); 24 carries, 260 yards, 5 TD
Southeast region
RB Marquez Pam ('18), Simmons (Hollandale, Miss.); 23 carries, 268 yards, 5 TD
RB Darius Smith ('17), Slocomb (Slocomb, Ala.); 36 carries, 159 yards, 2 rush TD; 168 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
DE Daniel Gonzalez ('18), Academy at the Lakes (Land O' Lakes, Fla.); 26 tackles (15 solo, 11 asst.) 1 TFL
QB Calvin Turner jr. ('17), New Hampstead (Savannah, Ga.); 16-23, 333 yards, 3 pass TD; 30 carries, 322 rush yards, 5 rush TD
Cody Mask ('19), CrossPointe Christian Academy (Williamson, Ga.); 16 tackles (9 solo, 7 asst.) 5 TFL, 4 sacks
Midwest region
QB Collin Sutton ('19), Winfield (Winfield, Mo.); 24-40, 306 yards, 2 TD
QB Treyson Bigler ('18), Lincoln Christian (Lincoln, Neb.); 17-25, 439 yards, 7 TD
SS Dalton Miller ('20), Great Bend (Great Bend, Kan.); 24 tackles (2 solo, 20 asst.)
RB Ephroen Lovato ('19), Minatare (Minatare, Neb.); 12 carries, 113 yards, 4TD
FB Cooper Decker ('18), Bluejacket (Bluejacket, Okla.); 19 tackles (18 Solo, 1 asst.) 3 TFL, 4 sacks
Great Lakes region
QB Andrew Mccormick ('18), East Noble (Kendallville, Ind.); 21-31, 336 yards, 6 TD
RB Jacardia Wright ('19), St. Teresa (Decatur, Ill.)18 carries, 249 yards, 3 rush TD; 105 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
TE Trayvon Thomas ('19), Leyden (Franklin Park, Ill.), 18 tackles (15 solo, 3 asst.) 3 sacks
ILB Brody Milz ('18), Black Hawk (South Wayne, Wis.); 22 tackles (6 solo, 16 asst.) 7 TFL
WR Kolby Canfield ('17), Stockbridge (Stockbridge, Mich.) 19 carries, 232 yards, 4 TD
Southwest region
QB Casey Dufner ('19), NYOS Charter (Austin, Texas)21-37, 511 yards, 8 TD
FS Robert Williams ('17), Coronado (Scottsdale, Ariz.); 17 carries, 251 rec. yards, 3 TD
T Aj Harris ('18), Rice (Rice, Texas); 22 tackles (14 solo, 8 asst.) 1 TFL, 2 sacks
LB Dacodah Jensen ('18), Mayer (Mayer, Ariz.) 26 tackles (5 solo, 21 asst.) 1 sack
QB Bryan Ponder ('19), Bells (Bells, Texas) 46-57, 545 yards, 6 TD
West region
QB Jordan Wilson ('19), Foothill (Henderson, Nev.); 21-28, 300 yards, 3 TD
QB Braden Wingle ('18), Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, Calif.); 14-24, 357 yards, 6 TD
RB Kazmeir Allen ('18), Tulare Union (Tulare, Calif.); 18 carries, 184 yards, 2 rush TD; 154 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
LB Darian Green ('18), Valley Christian (Cerritos, Calif.); 15 tackles (9 solo, 6 asst.) 4 TFL, 2 sacks
CB Manny Tovalin ('18), Durham (Durham, Calif.); 17 carries, 246 yards, 3 TD
Northwest region
QB Canon Racanelli ('18), Hockinson (Brush Prairie, Wash.); 25-50, 519 yards, 4 TD
QB Ayden Ziomas ('19), Glacier Peak (Snohomish, Wash.); 23-29, 413 yards, 6 TD
WR Dominic Puchino ('20), Longmont Christian (Longmont, Colo.); 11 carries, 254 yards, 5 TD
OL Josh Prestegord ('17), Pe Ell/Willapa Valley (Menlo, Wash.); 21 tackles (4 solo, 17 asst.)
DB Ryan Shepherd ('18), Pe Ell/Willapa Valley (Menlo, Wash.); 15 tackles (5 solo, 10 asst.)
USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 26.
