Vote: South Suncoast Florida high school football Player of the Week (10/1/2024)

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

Cardinal Mooney quarterback Devin Mignery runs for a gain last season against Riverview. / Mike Lang / USA TODAY NETWORK

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 6 of the regular season.

As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s South Suncoast 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: Max Stafford, IMG Academy Blue

Stafford had a strong game in a losing effort, 56-34 loss to Faith Christian, with the quarterback completing 23-of-29 passes for 323 yards and four 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:

Andrew Heidel, Manatee

The Army commitment was dealing in the Hurricanes' 34-10 win over Pinellas Park, completing all 10 of his passes for 114 yards and four touchdowns.

Devin Mignery, Cardinal Mooney

Cardinal Mooney rolled into St. Petersburg and walked away with a 40-16 win over Lakewood, with Mignery throwing three touchdown passes.

Trenton Curliss, Charlotte

Though in a losing effort, 28-11 to Cape Coral, Curliss finished the game with a team-high 17 tackles and three going for a loss.

Dontavious Howard, Southeast

Howard was everywhere for the Seminoles' defensively, racking up a team-high 12 tackles in a 34-2 loss to St. Petersburg.

Logan Flaherty, Port Charlotte

The Pirates' quarterback was a perfect 6-of-6 for 132 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-3 win over South Fort Myers.

Asher Spring, Lemon Bay

Spring had a solid rushing effort in the Manta Rays' 32-26 loss to Island Coast, rushing for 104 yards and three touchdowns.

Alex Schafer, Venice

Making the most of his opportunity under center, the quarterback accounted for 181 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns in a 50-7 win over Lehigh.

Chris Gibson, Palmetto

The 6-foot-3, 300-pound defensive tackle picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown in the Tigers' 48-6 win over Gateway.

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