Vote: Florida Panhandle high school football player of the week (11/19/2023)
The Florida High School Football Playoffs have begun and we continue our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams started off the regular season with some great individual performances in the region quarterfinals.
As such, we have 10 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Florida Panhandle high school football player of the week award from November 16-17, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, November 25th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.
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. This 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:
CJ Nettles, RB, Pensacola Catholic: Nettles made his impact felt in his first game back in the region semis, rushing for 187 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown in a 42-15 win over Walton.
Nigel Nelson, RB, Pensacola Catholic: Nelson was the other tailback causing a ton of problems for the Walton defense as the running back rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns.
Turner McLaughlin, LB, Pensacola Catholic: McLaughlin led the Crusaders' defense with a team-high 10 tackles and notched a sack.
Joshua Jackson, DB, Escambia: Johnson recorded an interception in the Gators' 31-14 loss to St. Augustine.
Amarion Hover, RB/LB, Blountstown: In what was a defensive slugfest against Sneads, Hover was the difference. Hover rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, also making eight tackles in a 7-6 win.
Bryant Washington, DB, Blountstown: The free safety came down into the box to make a bunch of tackles, leading the Tigers with 14.
Landon Lumpkin, RB, Holmes County: Lumpkin led the way in a 26-7 win over Chipley, rushing for 140 yards on 18 carries and scoring two touchdowns.
Maddax Fayard, WR, Niceville: The multi-faceted wide receiver scored two touchdowns, one receiving and another rushing, in the Eagles' 28-21 loss to Bartram Trail.
Peyton Gay, QB, Bozeman: Whenever you throw the game-winning touchdown, you've got to be a candidate, right? Gay threw the go-ahead touchdown with 6.5 seconds left to lift Bozeman to a thrilling 37-31 win over Northview.
Cole Tabb, RB, Choctawhatchee: The Stanford commitment kept up his stellar play in a dominating 38-7 win over Lincoln, scoring three rushing touchdowns to lead the Indians.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
