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. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.
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. Every Tuesday during the football season, 5 nominees from each region will be announced and on Wednesday's the 8 region Player of the Week winners will be selected. 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 eight weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of October 31-November 6, 2016 are:
Northeast region
DB Andrew Licciardi ('18), East Greenwich (East Greenwich, R.I.); 17 tackles (8 solo, 9 asst.)
Mid-Atlantic region
QB Sam Howell ('19), Sun Valley (Monroe, N.C.); 26-44, 539 yards, 6 TD
Southeast region
SB Tyre Shelton ('18), Chapel Hill (Douglasville, Ga.); 25 carries, 415 yards, 5 TD
Midwest region
OLB Jalen Basart ('19), Stockton (Stockton, Kan.); 32 tackles (15 solo, 17 asst.) 3 TFL, 2.5 sacks
Great Lakes region
WR Zac Minnich ('18), Milan (Milan, Ind.); 6 carries, 195 yards, 3 TD
Northwest region
QB Ty Evans ('19), Palmer Ridge (Monument, Colo.);24-39, 417 yards, 6 TD
West region
SB Tyzjon Calhoun-fuller ('18), Notre Dame (Riverside, Calif.); 17 tackles (11 solo, 6 asst.) 2 TFL, 2 sacks
Southwest region
WR Kerrion Fields ('18), Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian, Texas); 12 carries, 250 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD
To view all the Week 12 nominees, please click here. And to read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program, click here.
