Vote: Who should be SBLive's North Central Florida football offensive player of the week (10/9/2023)?
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 7.
As such, we have 15 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s North Central Florida Offensive Football Player of the Week award from October 5-6, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 14th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Congratulations to last week’s winner, Jamari Williams, RB, Williston.
Here are the nominations:
Jacob Cooper, QB, Lake Weir: The Hurricanes' signal caller ran the ball nine times for 63 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-0 victory on the road against Anclote.
Jackson Quick, RB, Lake Weir: Quick was the other offensive player that had a big night versus Anclote, as the running back rushed for 78 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Jordan Strickland, RB, Forest: Strickland led the ground game for the Wildcats as the tailback rushed for 126 yards on just eight carries and scored once in a 42-6 defeat of Tavares.
Israel Evans, WR, Forest: The wide receiver had three catches for 100 yards and a touchdown in the win over Tavares.
Fred Gaskin, QB, Vanguard: The USF commitment threw for 112 yards, one touchdown and added another 73 on the ground in the Knights' 47-0 win over North Marion.
Lawrence Wright Jr., QB, P.K. Yonge: The dual-threat quarterback did everything he could in a 22-14 loss to West Nassau as Wright Jr. threw for 118 yards and rushed for 141 and a touchdown.
Adrian Curtis, QB, Eastside: The junior quarterback completed 9-of-14 passes for 124 yards and four touchdowns in the Rams' 36-0 victory over Ridgeview.
Antonio Hubbert, WR, Eastside: The wide receiver hauled in three passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Ridgeview.
Jose Gomez, ATH, Ocala Christian: Gomez led the way in Ocala Christian's 38-6 win over Old Plank Christian as the athlete rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Jamari Williams, RB, Williston: The running back rushed for 160 yards and scored a touchdown in the Red Devils' 24-22 win over Newberry.
Keil Mcgriff, QB, Newberry: The signal caller completed 13-of-21 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Williston.
Kaleb Woods, RB, Newberry: Woods had himself a big game on the ground as the tailback rushed for 157 yards on 21 carries and scored a touchdown in the loss to Williston.
Malakhi Boone, RB, South Sumter: Boone was the leading rusher (yards per carry wise) in a 38-24 win over Zephyrhills, rushing for 76 yards and scoring a touchdown.
Rhyan Hamilton, QB, Taylor County: The signal caller led the way in Taylor County's first win of the season, throwing for 202 yards and three touchdowns.
CJ Ingram, QB, Hawthorne: Ingram remains one of the best passers in Florida because of his consistent play as the quarterback threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-13 win over Gibbs.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
