Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Central Florida Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28-30)?
To say that Central Florida offenses are looking in midseason form is an understatement as players are putting up numbers worthy of postseason play.
Athletes from seven counties impressed plenty of folks during Week 6 games. We checked out teams from Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Volusia, Brevard, and Indian River counties and nominated 22 athletes for this week’s SBLive Central Florida Offensive Football Player of the Week from Sept. 28-30.
We ask you, the fan, to decide who should be the top player selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week’s poll.
Congratulations to last week’s winner: SBLive congratulates Edgewater QB Michael Clayton for winning the Central Florida Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 21-23.
Editor’s note: Our corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. The poll is specifically for fans to vote on the players that have been nominated and in no way discredits any other player that may not be mentioned in our poll.
Here are this week's nominations:
Kaden Shields-Dutton, RB, Edgewater (Orlando): Hard-running senior ran 15 times for 90 yards and two TDs to lead the Eagles to an important 29-22 Class 3 Metro-District 2 victory against Wekiva.
Ty’Ray Davis, QB, Wekiva: Threw for more than 217 yards for the Mustangs in their loss to Edgewater.
Karson Siqueiros-Lasky, QB, Seminole (Sanford): Senior star threw for 143 yards and three TDs (18, 26 and 5 yards) to lead the Seminoles to a pivotal 21-3 Class 4M, District 2 victory against Apopka.
Isaiah Thomas, RB, Lake Mary: Junior rumbled for 189 yards and one TD on 21 carries (9.0 yards per carry) to lead the unbeaten Rams (5-0) to a 34-16 victory against Jacksonville Mandarin.
Javon Ross, WR/DB, DeLand: Scored two TDs, including the game-winner on a 5-yard run, in a wild 28-27 Class 4 Suburban, District 9 victory against Spruce Creek (Port Orange).
Luke Smith, QB, Spruce Creek: Threw for 205 yards, rushed for 26 yards, and scored four TDs for the Hawks in their loss to DeLand.
Malachi Walters, QB, University (Orange City): Junior sensation completed 14 of 18 passes for 184 yards and four TDs in just a little over one half of play to lead the unbeaten Titans (6-0) to a 41-7 Class 4S-9 victory against previously unbeaten New Smyrna Beach.
AJ Williams, QB, Winter Park: Senior threw TD passes of 38 and 85 yards to lead the unbeaten Wildcats (5-0) to a 14-0 Class 4M-3 shutout of Hagerty (Oviedo).
Adryan Marayne, RB, Orlando Christian Prep: Senior barreled for two TDs (1 and 25 yards) to lead the unbeaten Warriors (6-0) to a 44-24 victory against The First Academy (Orlando) and win the Class 1M-2 championship.
Julian Anderson, WR/DE, The First Academy (Orlando): Big 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior caught 10 passes for 158 yards and two TDs for the Royals in their loss to OCP.
Taevion Swint, RB, Osceola (Kissimmee): Junior exploded back onto the scene after missing half the season with an injury, rushing for 163 yards and three TDs, and catching a TD pass, for a total of four scores in a 49-3 rout of Osceola County rival St. Cloud.
Jackson Hughes, QB, Lake Minneola: Senior had a great night, completing 10 of 11 passes for 353 yards and three TDs in the first half, alone, to lead the Hawks past West Port (Ocala), 41-0, in a Class 4S-5 game.
Chris Peterson, QB, Evans (Orlando): Senior had a superb day, passing for 193 yards and two TDs, and rushing for 86 yards to lead the Trojans to a 48-7 Class 4M-2 victory against Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs).
Salomon Georges, QB, Leesburg: Completed 9 of 14 passes for 193 yards and four TDs to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 55-7 victory against Tavares.
DJ Murray, QB, Mainland (Daytona Beach): Ran for two TDs and threw for another to lead the unbeaten Buccaneers past Pine Ridge (Deltona), 45-0, in a Class 3S-9 game.
Sal Scaglione, WR, Lake Howell: Super sophomore caught five passes for 115 yards and one TD to lead the Silver Hawks to a 38-22 victory against University (Orlando).
Sabby Meassick, QB, Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee): Sensational sophomore continued his stellar season by completing 30 of 43 passes for 587 yards and six TDs in a 42-0 Class 4S-10 rout of Celebration.
Jaeden McMillan, WR/DB/RB, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Melbourne): Scored three TDs (catch, run and kickoff return) to lead the Tigers past Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach), 42-8, in a 1S-4 game.
Joseph Allen, QB, Melbourne Central Catholic: Fantastic freshman keeps rolling, completing 13 of 17 passes for 230 yards and four TDs to lead the Hustlers past Father Lopez (Daytona Beach), 49-0.
Brady Hart, QB, Cocoa: Stellar sophomore completed 28 of 40 passes for 245 yards and three TDs to lead the defending Class 2S state champs past Class 4S Treasure Coast, 38-0.
Joseph Tenta, QB, Heritage (Palm Bay): Threw two TD passes and ran for another score to lead the Panthers past Viera, 38-0, in a 4S-11 game.
Josiah Allen, QB, Titusville: Junior threw for 137 yards and two TDs to lead the unbeaten Terriers (6-0) past Space Coast (Cocoa), 62-0.
Juan Gainous, QB, Olympia: Completed 10 of 15 passes for 362 yards and six TDs to lead the Titans past Windermere, 61-7, in a 4M-5 game.
-- Jeff Gardenour | jgardenour1962@gmail.com | @JmarkG1962
