Western North Carolina High School Football Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14-15): Vote Now
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Western North Carolina Offensive Football Player of the Week for Sept. 14-15 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote in our poll. You may vote as often as you like. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll. If you would like to nominate an athlete, tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivenc.
Congratulations to last week's winner, Josh Stover of Maiden. Can he make it two in a row this week?
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 NOMINEES
Jaron Ward, Hendersonville: Ward completed 10 of 13 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns and also had 68 rushing yards in a 49-20 win against R-S Central.
Jaylin Winnix, West Lincoln: Winnix ran for 271 yards and two touchdowns and had two 2-point conversions in a 36-28 win over Bandys.
Benjamin Kessinger, Brevard: Kessinger threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns in a 63-15 win over East Rutherford.
Lawson Carter, Polk County: Carter completed 15 of 18 passes for 283 yards and five touchdowns in a 57-12 win over Patton.
Jason Willis, Bunker Hill: Willis had 245 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a 45-37 win over Lincolnton.
Josh Stover, Maiden: Stover makes this list for the second week in a row after throwing for 207 yards and four touchdowns and running for 82 yards and a score in a 36-22 win over East Burke.
