MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week Nominees for Oct. 12-18, 2015

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 12-18, 2015 are:

Northeast Region
QB Matthew Valecce ('18), Fordham Prep (Bronx, N.Y.); 28-44, 316 yards, 2 TD
RB Kyle Dobbins ('18), St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.); 21 carries, 185 yards, 4 TD
WR Corey Millhouse ('17), Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, Conn.); 4 receptions, 131 yards, 3 TD
DB Zachary Masessa ('17), Montgomery (Skillman, N.J.); 15 tackles (11 solo, 4 asst.), 2 TFL, 2 INT
LB Paul Theobald ('17), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.); 18 tackles (7 solo, 11 asst.), .5 sack

Mid-Atlantic Region
QB Hendon Hooker ('17), Dudley (Greensboro, N.C.); 14-18, 317 yards, 6 TD; 96 rush yards, 1 rush TD
QB Julius Caulder ('17), Fairmont (Fairmont, N.C.); 14-22, 289 yards, 4 TD; 89 rush yards, 1 rush TD
RB Tre Harbison ('16), Crest (Shelby, N.C.); 12 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD; 4 receptions, 121 yards, 2 receiving TD
RB Joey Ray ('18), East Surry (Pilot Mountain, N.C.); 19 carries, 129 yds, 5 TD; 12 receiving yds, 1 receiving TD
DL Juan Watkins ('17), Patuxent (Lusby, Md.); 19 tackles (9 solo, 10 asst.), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass defensed

Southeast Region
QB TJ Roberts ('18), Northeast Baptist (West Monroe, La.); 7-13, 327 yards, 3 TD; 211 rush yards, 5 rush TD
QB JT Wise ('17), Samson (Samson, Ala.); 12-17, 268 yards, 3 TD; 132 rush yards, 3 rush TD
RB Deshawn Smith ('16), Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, Fla.); 23 carries, 318 yards, 4 TD; 2 receptions, 75 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD
RB Bilal Ally ('16), Clay (Green Cove Springs, Fla.); 20 carries, 340 yards, 6 TD
LB Chase Taylor ('16), Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, Tenn.); 23 tackles (5 solo, 18 asst.), 2 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 QB hurries, 1 pass defensed

Midwest Region
QB Micah Wilson (‘16), Lincoln Christian (Tulsa, Okla.); 10-11, 237 yards, 4 TD
QB Connor Byers (‘16), Bonner Springs (Bonner Springs, Kan.); 14-23, 236 yards, 5 TD; 11 carries, 109 yards, 2 rush TD
QB Kevin Folsom (‘16), Northwest (Wichita, Kan.); 12-16, 265 yards, 4 TD
SB Ben Murray (‘17), Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, Kan.); 6 carries, 74 yards, 3 rush TD; 5 receptions, 180 yards, 2 receiving TD
RB Luke Hannon (‘16), Har-Ber (Springdale, Ark.); 47 carries, 333 yards, 4 rush TD; 2 receptions, 44 yards, 1 receiving TD

Great Lakes Region
QB Luke Johnston (‘16), Southport (Indianapolis, Ind.); 30-42, 418 yards, 6 TD
QB Zach Simons (‘16), Xavier (Appleton, Wis.); 15-20, 273 yards, 6 TD
QB Gavin Yeskie (‘18), Bloomington South (Bloomington, Ind.); 24-32, 355 yards, 3 TD
RB Lance Mitchell (‘17), Madison (Madison Heights, Mich.); 36 carries, 410 yards, 6 TD
RB Ke'Vaughn Chappell (‘17), Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.); 13 carries, 185 yards, 6 TD

Southwest Region
QB Derrick Ponder ('16), Bells (Bells, Texas); 35-45, 622 yards, 7 TD
QB Gunther Johnson ('16), Boulder Creek (Anthem, Ariz.); 22-32, 339 yards, 3 TD; 151 rush yards, 4 rush TD
RB Jeremiah Robertson ('16), Huntington (Huntington, Texas); 30 carries, 421 yards, 6 TD
RB Khalil Banks ('16), The Colony (The Colony, Texas)); 26 carries, 398 yards, 6 TD
WR Simi Fehoko ('16), Brighton (Salt Lake City, Utah); 6 receptions, 198 yards, 5 TD

West Region
QB Kaylor Sullivan ('16), Fort Bragg (Fort Bragg, Calif.); 35-49, 500 yards, 8 TD; 41 rush yards
QB Kenyon Oblad ('18), Liberty (Henderson, Nev.); 11-11, 345 yards, 6 TD
RB Dylan Green ('16), Joshua Springs (Yucca Valley, Calif.); 17 carries, 323 yards, 6 TD
RB Ryan Robards ('16), Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.); 22 carries, 227 yards, 6 TD
DE Martin Andrus ('17), Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.); 20 tackles (10 solo, 10 asst.), 4 TFL, 3 sacks, 5 QB hurries

Northwest Region
QB Sterling Ostdahl (‘18), Ponderosa (Parker, Colo.); 12-15, 272 yards, 3 TD; 9 carries, 99 yards, 2 rush TD
QB Dylan Mccaffrey (‘17), Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.); 17-29, 274 yards, 2 TD; 11 carries, 34 yards, 1 rush TD
WR Cade Smith (‘16), Brewster (Brewster, Wash.); 6 receptions, 99 yards, 5 TD
RB Mikey Griebel (‘17), Columbine (Littleton, Colo.); 11 carries, 222 yds, 3 TD; 3 receptions, 41 yds, 1 receiving TD
LB Jacob Thompson (‘16), Summit (Bend, Ore.); 19 tackles (15 solo, 4 asst.), 8 TFL, 1 sack, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 21.