Vote: Who was the 2024 Maine Football Player of the Year?

We give you six candidates to choose from
Portland quarterback Louis Thurston
Portland quarterback Louis Thurston / SBLive Sports

The high school football season is beginning to wrap up across the country and we start to take a closer look at player of the year awards.

But first, we want to let the fans decide on who they believe are the players most deserving before we here at High School On SI start naming the top performers of the 2024 season.

Final Top 10 Maine High School Football Rankings (11/24/2024)

We continue to the Northeast region and to the great state of Maine and we ask the question: Who was the 2024 Maine Football Player of the Year? 

This list consists of six worthy candidates and we're asking for your help as the fan to vote on who you believe had the best season this fall.

Voting will end on December 31st, 2024.

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

Here are the nominations:

Louis Thurston, QB, Portland

Thurston was the key cog in leading Portland to the Class A state championship over Thornton Academy. The quarterback ended the season throwing for 1,229 yards, 16 touchdowns and rushing for 794 and five scores. Defensively, Thurston made 34 tackles and picked off three passes.

Tres Walker, QB, Falmouth

In guiding Falmouth to the Class B state championship win, Walker was terrific every bit of the way. Walker for the 11-0 Navigators, completed 115-of-167 passes for 1,923 yards, 27 touchdowns to just four picks.

Zeb Foster, RB, Oceanside

No one had quite the season Foster did on the ground in the Pine Tree State. Foster carried the rock 230 times for 1,930 yards and found the endzone 24 times.

Jamier Rose, ATH, Noble

Rose finished 2024 completing 95-of-146 passes for 1,381 yards and 16 touchdowns. Also rushed for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns. On defense, Rose made 52 tackles and picked off four passes.

Tatum Doucette, QB, Messalonskee

Coming off a big junior season with the Eagles, Doucette threw for around 1,300 yards and accounted for 19 touchdowns through the air. Also rushed for 980 yards and scored 12 touchdowns.

Colin Moran, ATH, Bonny Eagle

Playing both ways for Bonny Eagle, Moran did a little bit of everything. Moran finished the fall campaign throwing for 1,069 yards, nine touchdowns and rushed for 980, 11 scores.

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.