Vote: Who should be High School on SI's Connecticut Football Player of the Week? (12/4/2024)

We’ve selected 10 candidates to choose from this past week’s games

New London quarterback Jack Philistin throws a pass against Killingly earlier this season. The Whalers will meet Daniel Hand in the Class M quarterfinals on Tuesday. / 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 in the last week 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 Nov. 27-29, 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:  Paul Calandrelli, Hand 

The Tigers' signal caller was the catalyst in Hand's 62-31 victory over Xavier, completing 14-of-20 passes for 207 yards and four scores.

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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

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Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees: 

Jack Brunetti, QB, Woodland Regional

Brunetti was nearly perfect through the air in Woodland Regional's 68-13 victory over Seymour last week, completing 18-of-20 passes for 254 yards and five touchdowns.

Johnny Gogas, RB, Pomperaug

There might not have been a performance better than Gogas' from last week across the board. Gogas in a 28-21 win over Notre Dame Prep, rushed for 347 yards on 33 carries and scored two touchdowns.

Quinn Sumner, QB, Killingly

Every single one of Sumner's passes went for a touchdown in Killingly's 47-0 win over Woodstock Academy, going 3-for-3 for 125 yards and three scores.

Alex Brown, RB, New Milford

Another running back that went off was Brown for New Milford, with the tailback rushing for a game-high 164 yards on 24 attempts and scoring three touchdowns.

Jayden Gray, ATH, Platt RVT

Whether it was as a special teamer or on defense, Gray made plays. The athlete totaled 61 yards in the return game and intercepted two passes in Platt RVT's 62-0 win over O'Brien RVT.

Troy Torres-Morey, RB, Windham

The freshman running back had a night in Windham's 52-32 victory over Montville, rushing for 126 yards on 11 touches and three touchdowns.

Joey Montalvo, WR/DB, East Catholic

Montalvo was superb on offense and defense in a 37-0 win over Northwest Catholic, hauling in eight passes for 150 yards, two scored and notching five tackles, two pass deflections.

Scott Romano, RB, Joel Barlow

It was the Thanksgiving week of running the football and it was no different for Joel Barlow in a 49-13 win over Weston. Romano rushed for 185 yards on 14 carries and three touchdowns.

Michael Walters, RB, Brookfield

In a 54-7 victory over Bethel last week, Walters ran wild on a minimum amount of attempts via the ground game. Walters finished with 207 yards on eight touches and three touchdowns.

Andrew Esposito, RB, New Canaan

Esposito was terrorizing the Darien defense in a 34-0 rout on Thanksgiving Day, rushing for 126 yards on just eight carries and scoring four times.

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