Vote: Who should be the Florida Panhandle offensive player of the week (10/3/2023)?
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 6.
As such, we have 15 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Florida Panhandle Offensive Football Player of the Week award from September 28-29 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 7th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: DJ Robinson, RB, Niceville.
Here are this week's nominations.
Jocarian Grant, RB, 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.
Corniulis McKenzie, RB, Walton: The running back led the way in a 34-31 win over West Florida, rushing for 160 yards and scoring four touchdowns.
John Nicholas, QB, West Florida: Despite in a losing effort, Nicholas was stellar for the Jaguars. The quarterback finished completing 21-of-29 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns.
Anthony Hall, QB, Escambia: Hall had another good performance under center for the Gators, throwing for 283 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Pensacola Booker T. Washington.
Nick Simmons, QB, Pace: The dual-threat quarterback was solid in the Patriots' 55-24 rout of Gulf Breeze, with Simmons throwing for 88 yards, two touchdowns and rushed for 87 on the ground.
Jake Hooten, WR, Gulf Breeze: In a losing effort, Hooten grabbed five passes for 83 yards and scored twice in the Dolphins' loss to Pace.
Amari Clemons, RB, Marianna: Clemons' performance wouldn't be enough to lift the Bulldogs over Godby as the tailback rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns.
Carson Hawk, QB, South Walton: Hawk accounted for 4 touchdowns and 203 all-purpose yards in the Seahawks' 38-6 win over Rutherford.
Jack Massey, WR, Mosley: The wide receiver was the go-to-guy for the Dolphins as Massey hauled in seven passes for 169 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-14 win over Chiles.
Maddax Fayard, WR, Niceville: Fayard was scoring via the ground game in the Eagles' 42-21 win over Crestview as the wide receiver rushed for 52 yards and scored three touchdowns.
Peyton Gay, QB, Bozeman: The quarterback had one of the better passing performances of the Week 6, completing 14-of-25 passes for 220 yards and five touchdowns in a 47-7 defeat of Freeport.
Chance Jenkins, RB, Bozeman: Jenkins joined in on the action for the Bucks and rushed for a game-high 192 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Tristan King, QB, Blountstown: King led the Tigers in a 34-14 win over Port St. Joe as the signal caller completed 11-of-20 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
CJ Nettles, RB, Pensacola Catholic: The running back rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-7 victory over Pensacola.
Joe Wright, RB, Northview: Though in a loss, Wright played exceptionally well for the Chiefs and ran the ball 25 times for 220 yards and two touchdowns.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
