Vote: Tampa Bay Florida high school football Player of the Week (9/9/2024)

We’ve selected 15 candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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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 2 of the regular season.

As such, we have 15 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Tampa Bay Football Player of the Week award from September 5-7, 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: Ethan Larson, LB, Bloomingdale

Larson was a tackling machine in the Bulls' 33-25 win over Blake, making a team-high 16 tackles.

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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, Sep. 15th. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Chris Denson, Plant City

The Raiders quarterback was unhinged in Plant City's 61-24 win over Spoto. Denson completed 13-of-18 passes for 307 yards and four touchdowns.

Tripp Brown, Plant

Brown looked strong in Plant's 59-0 victory over Robinson last week, completing 7-of-14 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns.

Ty Conze, Plant

Leading the shutout effort for the Panthers was Conze on the defensive line as he tallied three sacks and two tackles went for a loss.

Jack Cunningham, Jefferson

Cunningham is making cameos on this list every week and does again after a 41-7 win over George Jenkins. The passer threw for 346 yards and three scores.

Girard Pringle, Armwood

The Miami (FL) was a difference maker in a 31-27 win over Tampa Bay Tech. Pringle rushed for 119 yards and scored three times.

Javari Burnett, Tampa Bay Tech

Burnett wasn't too shabby for the Titans on the losing end, rushing for 129 yards on just nine carries and scored a tuchdown.

Jeffrey Jones, St. Petersburg

Mama, there goes that man. Jones was loose in the Green Devils' 32-16 win over East Lake and rushed for 253 yards, two touchdowns.

Dylan Xayasongkham, Osceola

The Warriors' athlete was making plays everywhere on Thursday night. Xayasingkham totaled 173 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns in the team's 28-17 loss to Tarpon Springs.

Emarian Triplett, Tarpon Springs

Triplett teamed up with fellow tailback Nikitas Rinios to form a dangerous duo. The running back rushed for 100 yards on 12 carries and scored two touchdowns.

Xavier Phillips, Largo

Phillips broke out in a 41-23 victory over Boca Ciega last week, with the signal caller throwing for over 200 yards and three touchdowns.

Landon Pauley-Sherman, Keswick Christian

Pauley-Sherman had his best game of the season for the Crusaders, throwing four touchdowns in the team's 40-8 win over Ambassadors Christian.

Keontae Williams, Northeast

The Vikings tailback led the offensive charge in a 36-6 win over Gibbs, rushing for 111 yards on 19 carries and scoring two touchdowns.

Zahmir Mitchell, Pinellas Park

Mitchell was a workhorse in the Patriots 45-0 thrashing of Golden Gate, rushing for 178 yards on 15 carries and scoring two touchdowns.

Jaden Casanova, Pinellas Park

The passing game was working in full effect for Pinellas Park as well, with Casanova completing 8-of-12 passes for 193 yards and two scores.

Collin Cervoni, Seminole

In a 31-7 win over Sunlake, Cervoni went off and rushed for 149 yards on 18 carries and scored two touchdowns.

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