Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Eastern North Carolina Defensive Football Player of the Week (Aug. 28-Sept. 2)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Eastern North Carolina Defensive Football Player of the Week for Aug. 28-Sept. 2 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote in our poll. You may vote as many times as you like. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 9 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 @sblivenc.
Congratulations to last week's winner, Isaiah Jones of Tarboro. Jones received 10,875 votes, or 58 percent of all votes cast. Gavin Williams of South View finished second in the voting.
Editor’s note: Our Players of the Week polls are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times you can vote during the competition. Our poll in no way is meant to discredit other players not mentioned.
HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S NOMINATIONS
Grady Sotriffer, South Brunswick: Sotriffer scooped up a fumble and returned it for a touchdown in the third quarter of a 26-21 win against St. Paul's.
JerCory Scarboro, Clayton: Scarboro had five tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, one interceptions and one fumble recovery in a 45-7 win over Wakefield.
Jayden Ferguson, Millbrook: Ferguson had 16 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and a rushing touchdown in 33-28 loss to Garner.
Luke Kaspar, South Johnston: Kaspar had two interceptions and blocked a punt in a 28-12 win against Corinth Holders.
Dontario Austin, South View: Austin recorded 12 tackles in a 43-0 shutout win against Riverside.
