Vote: Who should be SBLive's Southeast Texas High School Football Player of Week 10? (10/29/2023)
Texas high school football Week 10 is officially in the books.
SBLive gathered the top high school football performers across the Houston area and all of Southeast Texas over the weekend's slate of games. We gathered the best of the best — offense, defense and special teams — and now it’s your turn to cast your vote for the winner.
Texas City's Joey Duran is in the lead for the Week 9 Southeast Texas football player of the week on the last day of voting.
Here are SBLive’s Southeast Texas Football Player of the Week nominees for Oct. 23-28 (Week 10). Scroll down to read about this week’s list and cast your vote in the poll below. Voting remains open until Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. central time.
Know of a performance worthy of recognition we may have missed? Let us know who we missed. Drop a note to andy@scorebooklive.com or @SBLiveTX on Twitter and Instagram and back it up with stats.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOTBALL PLAYER OF WEEK NOMINEES (WEEK 10)
Salahadin Allah, La Marque
The running back had three touchdown runs — including dashes of 68 and 75 yards — to help the Cougars overcome a two-score deficit to win 36-20 over Brookshire Royal on Friday.
Taji Atkins, Spring Westfield
The uncommitted junior running back had seven total touchdowns, breaking a school record on Friday night. He has 259 yards on 11 carries and five touchdowns and caught two touchdowns and had 42 yards receiving in a 78-21 win over Houston Benjamin Davis. The win secured the District 14-6A crown for the Mustangs.
Connor Bailey, Port Neches-Groves
The sophomore quarterback had a rushing touchdown and threw a 60-yard touchdown to Noah Washington in a 41-16 win over Nederland on Friday.
Kaleb Bailey, Galena Park North Shore
He accounted for more than 350 yards of offense in the Mustangs’ 61-35 win over Atascocita in a battle of top-ranked teams on Friday. He threw for 215 and four touchdowns and ran for another and finished with 95 yards on the ground for No. 2-ranked North Shore.
Rodrigo Bravo, The Woodlands College Park
The Cavaliers’ sophomore quarterback completed 18 of 27 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns. His last was a 10-yard completion to Cole Snodgrass with 18 seconds left to secure a 34-27 win over New Caney on Friday.
Zion Brown, Humble Atascocita
The Eagles’ quarterback completed 20 of 34 passes with three touchdowns and 361 yards. He also ran for 82 yards and a touchdown in a 61-35 loss to Galena Park North Shore on Friday.
Payton Evans, New Caney Porter
The senior helped the Spartans rally for a 31-24 win on Thursday after trailing by three at halftime. Evans had two touchdown runs and added a 62-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Porter claimed its first playoff spot since 2019 with the win.
Raphael Heredia, Cypress Springs
In a 30-28 win over Cypress Woods on Thursday, Heredia booted field goals of 30, 37 and 42 yards for the Panthers, who improved to 8-1.
Romel Jordan, Katy
The senior running back had three touchdown runs in the Tigers’ 66-7 win over Katy Seven Lakes, which wrapped up the District 19-6A title for the program.
D.J. Lagway, Willis
In a battle of state-ranked teams, the Florida pledge led the Wildkats to a 60-52 win over the Woodlands on Saturday. He completed 31 of 36 passes for 384 yards and four scores, while running for three touchdowns and 211 yards on 17 carries.
Aiden Martin, Tomball Memorial
Days after visiting the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns’, the junior threw three touchdown passes and added another score on the ground as the Wildcats beat Spring Klein Oak 35-13 on Thursday.
Ladamion McDowell, Pearland
The junior running back posted his third straight 100-plus-yard game and ran for a season-high 156 and added three scores in a 56-7 win over Strake Jesuit on Friday.
Dylan Proctor, League City Clear Falls
The junior had a pair of touchdown runs in a 23-6 win over Houston Clear Lake on Friday.
Jermaine Santana-Diaz, Fort Bend Ridge Points
The Panthers closed out the regular season with 8 wins in a row and posted the third shutout of the season with a 42-0 win over Fort Bend Travis on Thursday. The sophomore had a 68-yard interception return for a score in the contest for the District 20-6A champions.
Corey Sellers, Pearland Shadow Creek
The junior quarterback ran for 23 yards and two scores and threw for three touchdowns and 139 yards in a 34-7 win over Alief Taylor on Friday.
Jarvis Solomon, Iowa Colony
The junior grabbed his seventh interception of the season and this one came in the end zone and helped seal a 28-287 win over Bay City on Friday.
Brayden Smith, Magnolia West
The senior kicked the game-winning field goal to help the Mustangs pick up a win over Angelton on Friday with a 24-yarder.
John Solomon, Dickinson
The senior quarterback had a pair of short touchdown runs to help the Gators pick up a 34-0 win over League City Clear Creek on Friday. It was the eighth win in a row for Dickinson.
Austin Taylor, Huntsville
The quarterback threw a 53-yard pass to get the Hornets win the red zone and then he ran in the game-winning touchdown from the 6-yard line in the final minute of a 39-36 win over Brenham on Friday. Taylor was 6-for-12 passing for 133 yards.
Wyatt Young, Katy Tompkins
The uncommitted senior — once a pledge for Rice — accounted for four touchdowns in a 49-24 win over Katy Jordan on Thursday. He ran 18 times for 230 yards and three touchdowns and then threw a touchdown pass as well.
Kedren Young, Lufkin
The Notre Dame pledge broke he school record for career rushing yards with a 9-yard run in the first quarter. He passed the mark held by Jorvorskie Lane of 3,767 from 2002-04. Young ran for 188 yards in the 47-18 win over West Mesquite on Friday.
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Lead photo by Tom Dendy
