MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for September 19-25, 2016

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 September 19-25, 2016 are:

Northeast Region
LB Roan Sullivan ('18), Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River, Conn.); 15 tackles (3 solo, 12 asst.) 5 TFL, 2 sacks
RB Carlos Medina ('18), CREC [Public Safety Academy/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering/Metropolitan Learning Center] (Enfield, Conn.); 16 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
QB Trey Dawson ('19), Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury, Conn.); 26-38, 498 yards, 5 TD

Mid-Atlantic Region
QB Fisher Jackson ('18), Colleton Prep Academy (Walterboro, S.C.); 17-30, 302 yards, 4 TD
LB Joe Kahn ('19), Selinsgrove (Selinsgrove, Pa.); 17 tackles (3 solo, 14 asst.)
RB Courtney Mckinney ('18), East Montgomery (Biscoe, N.C.); 6 carries, 317 yards, 4 TD

Southeast Region
Dominick Haight ('19), Cornerstone Academy (Gainesville, Fla.); 14 carries, 157 yards, 3 TD
RB Jacob Fisher ('18), Vernon (Vernon, Fla.); 15-30, 321 yards, 4 TD; 15 carries, 115 rush yards, 1 rush TD
MLB Joe Fluker ('18), Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, Tenn.); 16 tackles (4 solo, 12 asst.) 2 TFL,

Midwest Region
Dexton Swinehart ('19), Lyndon (Lyndon, Kan.); 11 carries, 203 yds, 3 rush TD, 121 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD
QB Coy Mcglasson ('19), Bluejacket (Bluejacket, Okla.); 12-17, 338 yards, 4 TD
MLB Hunter Swoboda ('18), Robinson (Little Rock, Ark.); 20 tackles (9 Solo, 11 asst.) 2 TFL

Great Lakes Region
RB Tyreeon Hambright ('18), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne, Ind.); 16 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD
OLB Brayden Dauberman ('18), Coventry (Akron, Ohio); 21 tackles (5 solo, 16 asst.)
QB Aj Gucciardo ('19), Springfield (Holland, Ohio); 14-18, 368 yards, 7 TD

Southwest Region
QB Cedarious Barfield ('18), El Dorado (El Paso, Texas); 19-36, 386 yards, 5 TD
RB Mauricio Canales ('19), Westlake Academy (Westlake, Texas); 20 tackles (13 solo, 7 asst.) 4 TFL
WR Solomon Enis ('18), North Canyon (Phoenix, Ariz.); 13 carries, 104 yards, 1 rush TD; 235 rec. yards, 4 rec. TD

West Region
SS Jalen Williams ('19), Brookside Christian (Stockton, Calif.); 23 tackles (16 solo, 7 asst.) 3 TFL
QB Ethan Aguilar ('18), California Lutheran (Wildomar, Calif.); 23 carries, 371 yards, 7 TD
QB Michael Johnson jr. ('19), King's Academy (Sunnyvale, Calif.); 24-34, 357 yards, 4 TD; 17 carries, 176 rush yards, 2 rush TD

Northwest Region
QB Derrick Smashum ('18), Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora, Colo.); 19-28, 458 yards, 6 TD
RB Caid Smith ('18), Genoa-Hugo (Hugo, Colo.); 19 carries, 188 yards, 2 rush TD; 47 rec. yards, 2 rec. yards
MLB Tyler Vandergriff ('18), Klahowya (Silverdale, Wash.); 19 tackles (15 solo, 4 asst.) 2 TFL, 1 sack

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 28.