Panhandle Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 11-16): Vote Now
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 11-16 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Here are this week's nominations.
DJ Lyons, DL, Northview: The Chiefs' defensive lineman stood out in the team's 35-0 victory over Lighthouse Private Christian Academt, notching four tackles, three for loss and two sacks.
Nick Chiren, LB, Holmes County: Chiren was a part of the effort to slow down Sneads' running back Jason Patterson as he totaled a team-high nine tackles in the 26-20 victory.
Lejon Williams, LB, Escambia: Williams led the way in the Gators' 37-0 victory over Fort Walton Beach. The linebacker tallied a team-high nine tackles.
Andre Colston, LB, Tate: Colston made it happen on both sides of the ball for the Aggies in their 45-42 loss to Navarre. The two-way star made 15 tackles and totaled 143 yards and three touchdowns.
Roehn Maldonado, LB, Gulf Breeze: The linebacker had 13 tackles and five for a loss in the Dolphins' 73-42 victory over Milton last week.
Tristan Jackson, LB, Choctawhatchee: In the Indians dominating 35-14 victory over Pine Forest last week, the linebacker showed up in a big way. Jackson had nine tackles and three went for a loss.
Jackson Ward, LB, Pace: One of the best linebackers in all of the Florida Panhandle is Ward and he had a big game in the Patriots' 28-0 win over Crestview. Ward notched 10 tackles, three for loss and two sacks.
Landrick Moore, DE, Port St. Joe: The defensive end had himself a big sack night, notching three quarterback take downs in the Sharks 42-0 win over Pike Liberal Arts (Alabama).
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
