The Lootpress Player of the Week Award sponsored by The Law Offices of Brandon Steele has arrived in the Kanawha Valley!
Over the last three years, we at Lootpress have elected a Player of the Week winner in the southern coalfields. Last year we extended to the Kanawha Valley (Boone, Kanawha and Putnam counties, giving the area its own poll with its own players to choose from.
Below are the candidates for the first week of the prep football season. Voting will close Monday at 4 P.M. The winner will be announced on the Lootpress Sports Lowdown Show which can be found here. The fan vote will be used in the event of a tie. There are also changes to the Player of the Week voting pertaining to the top overall vote getter that you can read about here.
The top overall vote getter will advance to our Community Choice poll at the end of the regular season where the winner of that poll will receive a $500 scholarship.
In order for a player to be eligible or nominated, the stat keeper or coach must report all scores and statistics to Tom Bragg at tommybragg@gmail.com For any questions please contact Tylerjackson@lootpress.com.
- Dane Hatfield, Herbert Hoover – Hatfield carried the ball 30 times for 140 yards and three scores, completing 12 of 22 passes for 131 yards. The effort keyed a 16-point second-half comeback against Independence.
- Josh Moody, Nitro – Moody connected on 26 of 35 passes for 417 yards and six scores in Nitro’s win over Lincoln.
- Aiden Hernandez, Winfield – Hernandez carried the ball four times for 104 yards and two scores.
- Wesley Oldaker, Buffalo – Oldaker turned nine carries into 60 yards and a score as Buffalo snapped a length losing streak to fend off Montcalm.
- Sai’Vyon Brown, George Washington – Brown toted the ball 14 times for 194 yards, finding the end zone three times.
- Noah Vellaithambi, Hurricane – Vellaithambi completed 11 of 17 passes for 143 yards and two scores, adding 13 carries for 93 yards and another score.
- Kam McBride, Poca – McBride completed six passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns as Poca earned a road victory at Liberty.
