The Lootpress Player of the Week Award sponsored by Mid-State Ford, Little General and The Law Offices of Brandon Steele has returned for the second year.
Below are the candidates for the third week of the prep football season. Voting will close Monday at 4 P.M. and be announced on the Lootpress Sports Lowdown show which can be seen here. 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.
- Max Simpson, Bluefield – Simpson completed 15 of 31 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns, leading Bluefield to a 19-point fourth-quarter comeback in a 42-40 victory over Class AAA Greenbrier East.
- Brody Hamric, Greenbrier East – Hamric completed 18 of 26 passes for 334 yards and five touchdowns in a loss to Bluefield.
- Sylas Nelson, Independence – Nelson erupted for 228 yards rushing with four touchdowns and a spectacular one-handed 16-yard catch in a 41-14 thumping of Nicholas County.
- Layton Dowdy, James Monroe – Dowdy completed 5 of 7 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown, adding 60 yards rushing and two scores with his legs as James Monroe picked up its first win of the season.
- Kyler Kenneda, Westside – Kenneda caught five passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, adding an interception and forced fumble on defense in a 35-21 win for the Renegades.
- Evan Romage, Shady Spring – Romage rumbled 19 times for 122 yards and two scores as Shady blanked Summers County 49-0.
- Kaiden Sims, Meadow Bridge – Sims rushed 23 times for 121 yards and two scores as the Wildcats secured a road win at Wyoming East.
- Wyatt Cline, Princeton – Cline recovered three fumbles, returned one for a touchdown and caught a juggling 35-yard pass on second-and-29 to help Princeton to a 44-28 victory at Oak Hill.
Previous Winners
Week 1: Kadien Vance, Westside
Week 2: Chance Barker, PrincetonÂ
Community Choice Winners
Week 1: Tyson Adkins, Summers County (27,162 votes)
Week 2: Chance Barker, Princeton (11,391 votes)
