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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 25-30 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 7th at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveFL.
THIS WEEK’S FLORIDA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Here are this week's nominations.
Antwan Raymond, Football, Clearwater Academy International: One of the Sunshine State's breakout running backs of 2023 had a big performance on the road. Raymond rushed for 306 yards on 32 carries and scored four times in the Knights win over Brentwood Academy.
Landon Spanninger, Football, Lemon Bay: The game ended after just two quarters, but that gave Spanninger enough time to do some damage. The tailback rushed for 141 yards on a mere five carries and scored twice in a 28-0 victory over DeSoto County.
Jordan Durham V, Football, Zarepath Academy: Durham may be an unknown, but he put on a show this past Friday. The signal caller was 18-of-25 passing for 525 yards and five touchdowns in team's 58-6 victory over West Oak.
AJ Truiolo, Football, Spanish River: It was a pitch-and-catch kinda day for the Sharks' quarterback as Truiolo completed 7-of-8 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns in Spanish River's 54-12 win over St. John Paul II Academy.
Champ Smith, Football, Jupiter Christian: The freshman quarterback's first name speaks to the kind of performance he just had. Smith completed 10-of-16 passes for 240 yards and three scores in a 45-10 win over Boca Raton Christian.
Winston Watkins Jr., Football, First Baptist Academy: A transfer from IMG Academy, the Colorado commitment has fit in just fine with the Lions. In a 48-46 win over Golden Gate, Watkins Jr. caught five passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns.
Sabby Meassick, Football, Tohopekaliga: Meassick makes it hard to not put him on this list on a weekly basis. The sophomore quarterback completed 30-of-43 passes for 587 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-0 rout of Celebration.
Jamarion Stephens, Football, Titusville: The running back had three touches and three touchdowns. You read that right. Stephens carried the rock three times and found the endzone on all three occasions in Titusville's 62-0 defeat of Space Coast.
Ramel Hernandez, Football, Melbourne Central Catholic: Hernandez made the very most of the opportunities he had through the air. The wide receiver hauled in six passes for 144 yards and three touchdowns in the Hustlers' 49-0 win over Father Lopez.
Jocarian Grant, Football, Cottondale: Grant got active in Cottondale's 52-30 victory over Wewahitchka as the tailback carried the ball 27 times for 236 yards and two touchdowns.
Salomon Georges, Football, Leesburg: Georges made it look easy in the Yellow Jackets' 55-7 win over Tavares. The quarterback connected on 9-of-14 passes for 193 yards and four touchdowns.
CJ Goldwire, Football, Oasis Christian: One of the top rushing performances came from Goldwire, who carried the ball 24 times for 301 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-34 win over Cornerstone Christian.
Juan Gainous, Football, Olympia: Oh my. Gainous had himself a day through the air for the Titans as the signal caller completed 10-of-15 passes for 362 yards and six touchdowns in a 61-7 win over Windermere.
Taylor Parks, Volleyball, Clearwater Calvary Christian: Parks finished as the Most Valuable Player of the Warrior Invitational Tournament and was also named to the All-Tournament Team.
Fallon Stewart, Volleyball, Winter Park: The Wildcats' outside hitter had one of her top performances of the season in a 3-1 win over New Smyrna Beach as Stewart notched 27 kills.
Ariel Ross, Volleyball, Trinity Christian Academy: The junior leo had a strong outing against Middleburg, tallying 26 assists in the victory over the Broncos.
Damion Bridges, Bartram Trail: A sophomore defensive back, Bridges returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and five tackles on defense.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
