The Lootpress Player of the Week Award sponsored by Mid-State Ford, Dutch Miller Automotive, Little General and The Law Offices of Brandon Steele has returned for the second year.
Below are the candidates for the first week of the prep football season. Voting will close Tuesday at 11:59 P.M. The fan vote will be used in the event of a tie. Please read that sentence again. The poll determines the Community Choice winner and is used in the event of a tiebreaker. It DOES NOT determine the overall Player of the Week winner. 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. Scores can be reported to Tylerjackson@lootpress.com and Rustyudy@lootpress.com.
- Tyler Linksweiler, Independence – Linksweiler rushed for 281 yards and seven touchdowns on 14 carries in Indy’s 68-0 win over Wyoming East.
- Malachi Lewis, Oak Hill – Lewis rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown and threw for 97 yards and two more touchdowns in Friday’s win over Beckley.
- Brock Parker, James Monroe – Parker rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns in James Monroe’s 28-12 win over Nicholls County.
- Chance Barker, Princeton – Barker completed 9 of 10 passing attempts for 239 yards and three touchdowns as Princeton rolled over Greenbrier East.
- Gavin Davis, Shady Spring – Davis rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns as Shady secured a 28-14 win over Liberty yo fi sh the regular season 6-4.
- Jake Pate, Greenbrier West – Pate rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, adding a pair of catches for 50 yards in Greenbrier West’s 63-14 win over Midland Trail.
- Kadien Vance, Westside – Vance threw six touchdown passes and rushed for another in 22 minutes of action as Westside rolled to a 63-8 win against Mount View.
- Jackson Danielson, River View – Danielson set a school record with five total touchdowns, throwing for 137 yards with three touchdown passes and rushing for 101 yards and two more touchdowns.
- RJ Hairston, Bluefield – Hairston caught four passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns, registering three tackles for a loss in a 47-13 win over Giles.
Cast your vote below!