Shydem McCullough of Chester is voted The Herald’s Football Player of the Week
Shydem McCullough of the Chester football team has been voted The Herald’s Football Player of the Week.
The Cyclones’ junior running back had 197 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries to lead Chester to a 48-34 win over Keenan on Sept. 24. McCullough also had four catches for 52 yards in the victory. Chester is 3-3 this season and is on a bye on Friday night.
There were 13,976 votes cast in this week’s poll. McCullough earned 39% of the vote, Carson Black of Nation Ford earned 32.8% of the vote and MeKayle Burris of York earned 12.2% of the vote.
View of the nominees for this week’s award below.
Meet the finalists
Carson Black, Nation Ford. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound quarterback completed 18-of-26 passes for 276 yards and four touchdowns to help Nation Ford to a 55-15 win over Harding on Sept. 24. Nation Ford is 2-3 this season.
MeKayle Burris, York. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior linebacker had 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a 19-8 win at Westwood on Sept. 24. Burris has 45 tackles for York (3-1) this season.
Elijah Caldwell, Northwestern. The 6-foot-1, 191-pound junior wide receiver had nine catches for 123 yards and a touchdown to help Northwestern to a 35-21 win at River Bluff on Sept. 24. Caldwell has 39 catches for 657 yards — 16.9 yards per reception — and eight touchdowns for a Northwestern team (5-1) that has won five straight games.
Dumkele Idehen, Indian Land. The Warriors’ 6-foot, 215-pound linebacker had 21 tackles, two sacks and a pass break-up to lead Indian Land to a 23-6 win over Lancaster County foe Andrew Jackson on Sept. 24. Indian Land is a perfect 4-0 this year.
Shydem McCullough, Chester.
See full results here
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How to nominate
Football Player of the Week awards highlight high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes — both the accomplished and the underrated/underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the ballot in future weeks, 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. The Herald reserves the right to remove a name from the poll at its discretion.
This story was originally published September 27, 2021 at 4:38 PM.
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