Vote: Who should be High School on SI's New York Football Player of the Week? (11/5/2024)

We’ve selected 10 candidates to choose from this past week’s games

Iona Prep defeats Canisius 56-7 at Iona Prep High School in New Rochelle on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Canisius V Iona Prep Football / John Meore/The Journal News via Imagn Content Services, LLC

New York high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for the state. Teams showcased more of what they’ve got heading into Week 9 of the regular season.

As such, we have 10 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s New York Football Player of the Week award from October 31-Nov. 2, 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: Landon Welka, St. Francis

Not many dual-threat quarterbacks had quite the game Welka had in a 35-33 victory over McDowell, totaling 357 all-purpose yards and accounting for four total scores.

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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, Nov. 10. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Caleb Felski, Pembroke

One of the top performances in the Northeast was by Felski, as the running back rushed for 478 yards on 17 carries and seven touchdowns.

Matt Herlick, Fordham Prep

The wide receiver had a big day in Fordham Prep's 50-6 win over Mt. St. Michael Academy, hauling in four passes for 158 yards and three scores.

Tommy Digregorio, St.Joseph-By-The-Sea

The senior running back had a solid outing in St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's 38-31 win over Holy Trinity. Digregorio rushed for s game-high 139 yards and two scores.

Elijah Kimble, Canisius

One of the state's top sophomores went off again in a win over Nashua North, with Kimble rushing for 94 yards on five touches and three touchdowns.

Emmanuel Opoku, Randolph Campus

Opoku was the catalyst in Randolph Campus' 25-0 win over Boys & Girls, totaling 116 yards and two touchdowns.

Jack Gorman, St. Mary's

The sophomore quarterback went off in a 54-6 win over Cardinal O'Hara, completing 7-of-10 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns.

Damone Allen, St. Francis

Despite coming in a losing effort, Allen hauled in six passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns.

Aidan Callanan, Stillwater

Stillwater running back needed only nine carries to rush for 112 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Ichabod Crane.

Jahbari Clarke, Bishop Ludden

Clarke looked good in Bishop Ludden's 56-0 win over Little Falls, rushing for 103 yards on nine carries and three scores.

Gavin Parks, Brighton

Parks rushed for 164 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 43-0 win over Greece Athena.

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