Vote: Mid-Central Florida football Player of the Week (9/23/2024)

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

Vanguard Knights Josiah Farmer (1) tackles Dunnellon Tigers Tony Tanner (21) in the first half. The Dunnellon Tigers hosted the Vanguard Knights at Dunnellon High School in Dunnellon, FL on Friday, September 20, 2024. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner] / Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Florida high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams showcased what they’ve got in Week 5 of the regular season.

As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Mid-Central Florida Football Player of the Week award from September 19-21, 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: KJ Wright, Palatka

Wright had a huge game for the Panthers in a 35-0 rout of Alachua Santa Fe, catching five passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. Also rushed for 15 yards and a score.

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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, Sep. 29th. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Keenon Johnson, Hawthorne

The Hornets' running back led the way in a 26-20 win over South Sumter, with Johnson rushing for 225 yards and scoring three touchdowns.

Devin Johnson, Gainesville

The senior running back was the workhorse in the Hurricanes' 33-15 victory over Forest, as Johnson rushed for 89 yards on 19 touches and scored three touchdowns.

Garrett Riddley, Interlachen

In the Rams' 48-0 win over Bronson, Riddley was everywhere on defense and tallied a team-high 11 tackles.

Justin Williams, Buchholz

Williams was Trace Johnson's go-to-target in Buchholz's 35-28 loss to Richmond Hill (Georgia), hauling in 11 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns.

Eric Jenkins, Crescent City

The Raiders' quarterback was perfect in the team's 33-13 win over Hilliard, complting 4-of-4 passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

Malakhi Boone, South Sumter

Boone, a UCF commitment, did everything he could defensively in a loss to Hawthorne and the linebacker racked up a team-high 14 tackles.

Jordan Murphy, Lafayette

In a 42-39 loss to Zarephath Academy, Murphy hauled in five passes for a team-high 110 yards.

Tre'quori Rollerson, Dunnellon

Rollerson was making a bunch of tackles in the backfield in the Tigers' 21-20 loss to Vanguard, notching nine takedowns and four went for a loss.

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