Vote: Who should be the Southwest Florida high school football Player of the Week? (10/20/24)

Here are 12 nominees for the best performance of Week 9

The Naples football team celebrates a win over Lely in the 51st annual Coconut Bowl at Staver Field in Naples on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Naples won 36-12. / Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

After a week off following Hurricane Milton, high school football returned to Southwest Florida in Week 9 of the regular season. Now is your chance to help decided who had the best performance by voting in our Player of the Week poll below.

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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, Oct. 27. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Logan Bartelt, St. John Neumann

Had 105 yards and a touchdown receiving and also had an interception on defense of a 19-8 win over SFCA

Jayden Boyd, Cape Coral

Returned a fumble 55 yards for the game-winning touchdown to knock off previously undefeated Riverdale

Immokalee Indians quarterback Chris Germinal threw for 273 yards in a win over Aubrey Rogers / Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK

Chris Germinal, Immokalee

Threw for 273 yards and added an 83-yard rushing touchdown in a 56-21 win against Aubrey Rogers

Brooke Hankinson, North Fort Myers

Booted a 21-yard game-winning field goal in the final minutes to deliver a 16-14 victory over East Lee

Chartrael Jenkins, Cypress Lake

Ran for two scores on offense and intercepted a pass on defense in a 34-22 win over Island Coast

Chartrael Jenkins of the Cypress Lake High School football team scored two touchdowns in a win over Island Coast / Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK

Kegan Kruescher, Estero

Catch 13 passes for 130 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats beat Lemon Bay 39-12

Jacquan McDaniel, Charlotte

Finished with 87 yards on the ground against Mariner, including the 22-yard game-winning TD with 27 seconds left

Devon Messenger, Palmetto Ridge

Had a 66-yard touchdown reception plus a 70-yard fumble return for a TD in a win over IMG Blue

Ike Perry, Port Charlotte

Rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns to lift the Pirates past Dunbar, 39-7

Brady Quinn, First Baptist Academy

Tossed five touchdown passes and went 14-for-18 for 251 yards passing in a win over Lehigh

Naples Golden Eagles running back Shawn Simeon went for 300 yards and four TDs in a win over Lely. / Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Shawn Simeon, Naples

Carried 30 times for 303 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-12 victory against Lely

Brian Williams, Barron Collier

Had two passing touchdowns plus more than 100 yards rushing to lift the Cougars past Golden Gate