Indian Land’s Caleb Gleason is The Herald’s latest Football Player of the Week (Oct. 26)
Indian Land’s Caleb Gleason is The Herald’s latest Football Player of the Week.
The senior captain filled in as the starting quarterback for the Warriors on Friday night, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries while going 4-for-13 passing for 74 yards and a touchdown to lead his team to a 48-13 victory at Lancaster. Gleason, who regularly starts at safety, also had eight tackles in the same game.
There were 15,962 votes cast in this week’s poll: Gleason earned 39.9% of the vote; Catawba Ridge’s Brody Tesimale finished second with 24.5% of the vote; and South Pointe’s Nygel Moore finished third with 20.5% of the vote.
Voting began Monday, Oct. 26.
Finalists for Football Player of the Week
Caleb Gleason, Indian Land quarterback/safety.
Will Mattison, Northwestern quarterback: The junior quarterback completed 23 of 35 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns to lead Northwestern to a 35-21 win over rival Rock Hill on Friday night. Mattison also had a rushing touchdown in the same game, as Northwestern (4-0) clinched the Region 4-5A title for the first time since 2015.
Nygel Moore, South Pointe running back: The senior running back ran for 121 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries to lead South Pointe to a 21-7 win at York on Friday night. South Pointe is 4-1 this season.
Colin Muschick, Legion Collegiate kicker: The Lancers’ senior kicker made a major impact on special teams in Legion Collegiate’s 24-12 win at Blacksburg on Friday night. Muschick kicked a 48-yard field goal, made all three extra points and had two punts with a 34-yard average in the victory.
Brody Tesimale, Catawba Ridge linebacker: The Copperheads’ sophomore linebacker had eight tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception to help Catawba Ridge to a 21-9 victory at Chester on Friday night. Catawba Ridge improved to 4-1 with the win — and its defense has only allowed one touchdown in four weeks.
Final results here
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How to nominate a player
Want to nominate an athlete? Football player of the week awards highlight high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes — the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the “Football Players of the Week” voting, send an email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athlete’s name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 3:24 PM.
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