The polls are now open for Monroe County Region Football Player and Athlete of the Week for Oct. 9-16.
You can vote once per hour through 11.59 p.m. Wednesday.
Click on the links below to vote.
Football Player of the Week
Athlete of the Week
Last week’s winners were Wyatt Dirkmaat of Ida and Airport soccer player Nolan Sanders.
Last Week: Voters flock to polls for Football Player, Athlete of the Week awards
Here are this week’s candidates in alphabetical order:
Video: SMCC scores first against Jefferson
Quarterback Ian Foster runs for a touchdown on St. Mary Catholic Central’s first play from scrimmage against Jefferson.
FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brian Booms, Flat Rock: Broke Jake Shulaw’s school record for career tackles.
Cooper Buhl, Dundee: Delivered two punts that were downed inside the 5-yard line and stood out on defense in an upset of Hudson.
Brennan Caldwell, New Boston Huron: Blocked a PAT that would have won the game for Flat Rock, then scored a touchdown in overtime.
Hunter DeBarr, Whiteford: Ran for 128 yards on 15 carries and scored on a 67-yard run.
Ian Foster, SMCC: Ran for 182 yards and 3 TDs on just 6 carries.
Brody Lavis, Gibraltar Carlson: Intercepted two passes in the second half as the Marauders clinched at least a share of the Downriver League title.
Hayden Noland, Summerfield: Scored on a 62-punt return and a 59-yard run and added a pair of 2-point conversion receptions.
Cooper Nye, Airport: Ran for 2 touchdowns and completed 8-of-12 passes for 192 yards and 2 TDs as the Jets clinched a share of the Huron League title.
Hunter Poignon, Bedford: Ran for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns in a win over Monroe.
Dean Thomas, Ida: Ran for a school-record 340 yards and scored on runs of 24, 87, 13, 74 and 64 yards.
Video: Huron League girls cross country jamboree
Jefferson’s Jenna Pilachowski wins Tuesday’s Huron League cross country jamboree with Airport’s Cecelia Ortega second and Huron’s Avery Turk third.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Briley Bordine, Dundee volleyball: Reached 1,000 career digs during a win over Hudson Tuesday, set a school record with 36 digs in a match Thursday against Summerfield.
Brooklyn Burke, New Boston Huron golf: Shot 89 to take medalist honors and help her team qualify for state in the Division 2 Regional at Sandy Creek.
Jovanny Gallegos, Monroe soccer: Had the only goal in both games as Monroe beat Ypsilanti Lincoln twice by 1-0 scores.
Carter Higgins, Milan soccer: Racked up 4 goals and 2 assists in District Tournament win over Summit Academy.
Holden Kennedy, SMCC soccer: Scored three goals in District Tournament win over Ann Arbor Central.
Bella LaFountain, SMCC cross country: Won the Freshman-Sophomore Girls division of the Bork Classic Saturday in 20:35.2.
Jason Nejedlik, Bedford tennis: Won the Division 2 Regional championship at No. 1 singles to help the Mules qualify for the state finals.
McKenna Payne, SMCC volleyball: Recorded 30 assists against Airport, 38 against Riverview and 73 in the Beast of the East Tournament to finish with 141 for the week.
Jenna Pilachowski, Jefferson cross country: Won the Junior-Senior Girls division of the Bork Classic Saturday in 19:34.9.
Isaak Rubley, Dundee cross country: Won the Junior-Senior Boys division of the Bork Classic Saturday in 15:56.5.
Nicole Rykse, Monroe swimming: Won the 200 and 500 freestyles in wins over Ypsilanti and Erie Mason-Ida Tuesday, won the same two events in the Belleville Tiger Invitational.
Jacob Stanislawski, Flat Rock cross country: Won the Freshman-Sophomore Boys division of the Bork Classic Saturday in 17:00.9.
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