MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio Football Honor Roll: Weekly award nominees and winners

Video: Jeremiah Knight's highlights vs. Lakeview High School
Watch the senior rusher pile up 374 yards and four scores in a 49-27 win.

You vote, you decide...who had Ohio's best individual performance this past week? Who had the best team performance?

MaxPreps and JJHuddle are proud to announce that they will sponsor an athlete of the week and team of the week award in football during the 2016-2017 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab weekly winners. Each weekly winner will receive awards: a banner, bracelets and certificates.

How does it work?

Fans will nominate top performances (email efrantz@maxpreps.com) and nominees will also be selected from those schools that report stats on MaxPreps. We will announce the weekly finalists (up to 10) on MaxPreps and JJHuddle every Tuesday and voting will be conducted in a special poll. Voting will cease at noon on Monday. The winners will be announced the next day along with the next week's nominees.

Vote as many times as you want. It's a competition. You can vote below.

Last week over 200,000 votes were cast.

Week 5 Football Athlete of the Week

* Brandon Easterling, Fairborn (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Senior receiver/defensive back set school records for receptions (15) and tackles (28) in a game in a 45-44 loss to Tippecanoe. Caught 15 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Had 21 solo tackles, seven assists and a forced fumble.

Week 5 Football Team of the Week

* Vanlue (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Led by a heroic effort from running back A.J. Reed (59 carries), the Wildcats snapped a 51-game BVC losing streak with a 30-26 win over Arcadia.

Week 6 Football Athlete of the Week nominees

* Konnor Roberts, Meadowbrook (Byesville)
Quarterback threw for 254 yards and five touchdowns in the first half of a 54-6 win over River View. Game was called at half due to weather.

* Landon Hall, Wapakoneta
Senior broke a 26-year old school record when he ran 93 yards for a touchdown in a 42-21 win over Celina. Finished the game with 196 yards on 18 carries. The victory allowed Wapak to tie the WBL record for consecutive league wins at 31 straight.

* Brandon Reed, Northwestern (West Salem)
Had six receptions for 228 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-6 win over Waynedale.

* Jeremiah Knight, Jefferson Area (Jefferson)
Ran for 374 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-27 win over Lakeview.

* Joe Carter, Holy Name (Parma Heights)
Junior completed 28-of-52 attempts for 404 yards and threw two fourth quarter touchdowns as the Green Wave rallied from a 20-3 deficit to beat Elyria Catholic 26-23.

* Marquise Bridges, Ellet (Akron)
Senior and Akron commit had 324 yards of offense and five touchdowns in a 48-34 win over Green. Ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns and had a 62-yard touchdown reception. * Brian Benson, Mansfield Senior
Senior running back broke his own school record for rushing yards in a game with 384 and four touchdowns on 33 carries in a 45-42 win over Ashland.

* Christian Wright, Brush (Lyndhurst)
Ran for a school single-game record 377 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in a 45-41 loss to Mayfield.

* Elmer Zollinger, Norwayne (Creston)
Threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more in a 41-30 win over Smithville.


 

Week 6 Football Team of the Week nominees

* Crestwood (Mantua)
The Red Devils recorded their first win over Mogadore since 1999 with a 24-7 decisions.

* Struthers
The Bulldogs beat Poland for the first time in over a decade, 28-21.

* River (Hannibal)
In a game pitting two of Ohio’s top small school programs who were playing for the first time since meeting twice in 2007, the Pilots beat Shadyside 39-7. River outscored the Tigers 33-0 in the third quarter. 

* Garaway (Sugarcreek)
The Pirates used four plays of 50-yards or greater to beat Ridgewood 27-7 in a key match-up of IVC heavyweights.

* Memorial (St. Marys)
The Roughriders remained unbeaten and recorded the program’s first shutout in a decade with a 34-0 win over Lima Bath. St. Marys allowed 83 yards and four first downs.

* Turpin (Cincinnati)
The Spartans remained unbeaten and beat the Kings 27-7 in a showdown of ECC and D-II heavyweights. Kings beat Turpin 47-13 in the playoffs last season.

* Versailles
The Tigers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 20-7 win over defending D-VII state champion Fort Recovery, which was ranked No. 2 in the MaxPreps/JJHuddle state poll.

* St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
The Irish beat previously unbeaten and AP No. 1 ranked Steubenville (D-IV) 15-7.

* Canfield
The Cardinals beat Boardman for the first time in program history, 24-20.