Vote: Who should be High School on SI's Connecticut Football Player of the Week? (10/1/2024)

We’ve selected eight candidates to choose from this past week’s games

Killingly senior Everton Brown breaks through the line while getting a block from Hunter Allard (35) during Killingly's 32-26 win over Sheehan on Friday at Morgan Field. / Jimmy Zanor/Norwich Bulletin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Connecticut high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for the state. Teams showcased more of what they’ve got heading into Week 4 of the regular season.

As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Connecticut Football Player of the Week award from September 26-28, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Mekheem Ambursley, Waterbury Career Academy

The junior running back ran wild in Waterbury Career Acdemy's 38-0 victory over Oxford, with Ambursley rushing 204 yards on 27 carries and scoring five touchdowns.

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SBLive voting polls are intended to be a fun way to create fan engagement and express support for your favorite high school athletes and teams. Unless expressly noted, there are no awards for winning the voting. Our primary focus is to highlight the abilities and accomplishments of all the athletes and teams included in our poll. You can vote as often as you wish and are encouraged to share our polls with others. The use of voting bots and other forms of automated voting are not allowed. Individuals will be removed from the poll if any form of automated voting can be verified. - SBLive Sports

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6th. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Drew Caouette, Holy Cross

Caouette was straight dealing in Holy Cross' 35-0 win over Kennedy, finishing the game completing 17-o-25 passes for 265 yards and five touchdowns.

Gio Winters, Valley Regional/Old Lyme

Top passing performances of the weekend came from Winters, who finished Valley Regional/Old Lyme's 47-37 loss to Coginchaug Regional/East Hampton/Hale Ray. Winters completed 15-of-29 passes for 376 yards and five touchdowns.

Justin Martinez, Wilcox Tech/Kaynor RVT

The junior linebacker was a tackling machine in the team's 42-16 win over, with Martinez racking up a team-high 18 tackles.

Jake Pflederer, South Windsor

Pflederer, the senior quarterback for South Windsor, led the way in a 22-13 win over Stamford. The signal caller rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown.

Connor Finnerty, Glastonbury

The junior quarterback was extremely efficient in Glastonbury's 42-14 win over Norwalk, completing 11-of-14 passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns. Also added a score on the ground.

Michael D'Angelo, Greenwich

D'Angelo led the charge in the Cardinals' 21-20 victory over Bishop Hendricken (Rhode Island), accounting for 210 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.

Tyler Lloyd, Brunswick School

The wide receiver totaled 107 yards and a touchdown in the Brunswick School's 38-13 victory over Deerfield Academy.

Elias Rodriguez, New Britain

Rodriguez, a senior wide receiver, hauled in five catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns in New Britain's 36-33 win over Hamden.

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-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveconn