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Helix senior Kevin Allen III is SBLive's Southern California Football Athlete of the Week

Versatile running back and cornerback does it all in a win over Arizona power Red Mountain.

There isn't much Kevin Allen III can't do on the football field. 

The senior from Helix showed off all his skills during a 30-22 win over Red Mountain on Sept. 2. 

The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder rushed 25 times for 157 yards and a touchdown and added five catches for 38 yards. He also recorded a sack and a fumble recovery in the end zone for a defensive touchdown. 

For his game, he was among 20 top Southern California football performers for the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. Allen then gathered 68 percent of the votes to earned the SBLive Southern California Athlete of the Week award. 

We are currently accepting Southern California Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email sblive-social@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveca.

Here are the other nominees. 

Husan Longstreet, Corona Centennial: Longstreet rushed for five touchdowns and tossed the game-winning touchdown pass in Saturday's 50-43 win over Punahou (HI).

Brandon Figueroa, Irvine: Figueroa had 252 total yards and four touchdowns in Friday's 43-42 win over Troy.

Lamason Waller, Sultana: Waller finished Friday's shootout win against Riverside Poly with nine catches, 167 yards and five touchdowns.

Elijah Brown, Mater Dei: Brown threw for 372 yards and had seven passing touchdowns in Saturday's win over Creekside.

Miles O'Malley, Maranatha: O'Malley had 232 total yards, two rushing touchdowns and a punter return for a touchdown against Garey.

Alonzo Fuentes-Gutierrez, Kennedy: Fuentes-Gutierrez had 242 total yards and three rushing touchdowns in Thursday's win over Westchester.

Trent Mosley, Santa Margarita: Mosley had nine catches for 187 yards and finished with four touchdowns against Bakersfield Liberty on Friday.

Chase Farrell, Oaks Christian: Farrell had five catches for 182 yards and three touchdowns against Roosevelt.

Madden Iamaleava, Warren: Iamaleava completed 21 passes, finishing with 410 yards and four touchdowns against La Serna.

Ayden Gutierrez, Damien: Gutierrez had six catches for 105 yards and a touchdown and returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in Friday's win over Damien (HI).

Decker DeGraaf, Glendora: DeGraaf had 201 receiving yards and three touchdowns in last week's win over Charter Oak.

Jaden Buckles, Moorpark: Buckles had seven catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns in a double overtime victory against Garces Memorial.

Edward Rivera, South East: Rivera had 22 carries for 192 yards and three touchdowns and also added nine tackles in last week's loss to Bernstein.

Conor Bananal, Mt. Carmel: Bananal had three catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns and added an interceptions in Friday's 27-20 win over Westview.

Qayden Coleman, El Camino: Coleman had two interceptions and a touchdown reception in Saturday's win over Rancho Buena Vista.

Chris Brown, Mira Mesa: Brown had 188 total yards and two touchdowns in Friday's win over Otay Ranch.

Isaiah Grant, Lincoln: Grant had 292 all-purpose yards in Friday's win over St. Bonaventure, finishing with a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown.

Jase Nix, San Marcos: Nix caught eight passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns in Friday's win over Steele Canyon.

Charlie Hutchison, Mission Bay: Hutchison had three rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown in Friday's shutout against San Diego.