Vote Now: Who should be SBLive’s Florida Panhandle Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 7-9)?
High school football is back in the Sunshine State and so begins our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams started off the regular season with some great individual performances in Week 3.
As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Florida Panhandle Defensive Football Player of the Week award from September 7-9 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 16 at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Turner McLaughlin, LB, Pensacola Catholic.
Here are this week's nominations.
Maddox Green, DE, Port St. Joe: The defensive end notched eight tackles and two sacks in the Sharks' 47-37 loss to South Walton.
Sidney Davis, LB, Fort Walton Beach: Davis was a problem in Fort Walton Beach's 47-12 win over Rutherford. The linebacker had 12 tackles, two forced fumbles and recovered one.
Demontrae Gaston, LB, Pensacola Catholic: The outside linebacker totaled 13 tackles and two went for a loss in the Crusaders’ 24-10 victory over Fairhope (Alabama).
Daniel Boatwright, LB, Walton: Boatwright had one of the best games for a linebacker in the state. The linebacker tallied 22 tackles in the Braves’ 31-28 victory over Union County.
Jonathan Boyd, DB, Choctawhatchee: The strong safety pulled off the trifecta when it came to interceptions, picking off three passes in the Indians 49-27 win over Crestview.
Zavier Hamilton, LB, Fort Walton Beach: Hamilton helped lead the way for the Vikings with 11 tackles, two for a loss in a 47-12 victory over Rutherford.
Ashton Mosley, LB, Blountstown: The linebacker had a strong game in Blountstown’s 42-18 loss as Mosley totaled 15 tackles and four for a loss.
Waylon Snelgrove, LB, Marianna: Snelgrove had a big game against the Tigers as he rallied 13 tackles and one for loss.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
