Thanks to our friends at Lewis Nissan and the New River Career and Technical College, the Player of the Week poll has found a new home!
Following up the success of our basketball and baseball/softball Player of the Week polls, we’re launching one for football season as well!
Each week we’ll select one player from the area teams that wins a game. Coaches are welcome to nominate a player. Nominations must be in by 2 p.m. each Saturday.
The winner will be chosen by Play Sheet Sports and a guest picker. If the two don’t agree, the poll will be used as a tiebreaker. The winner each week will receive a trophy commemorating their victory.
The player with the most votes each week will advance to our Community Choice Poll. At the end of the year, all 11 Community Choice winners will be entered into a poll where the community can pick their Player of the Year from those 11 players. The winner will receive a trophy commemorating their success and the support their community gave them.
The poll will close Tuesday at 9 p.m.
- Jayden Roop, Midland Trail – Roop rushed 20 times for 237 yards and five touchdowns as Midland Trail improved to 7-1 in a rout of Liberty.
- Chance Barker, Princeton – Barker completed 16 of 27 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns, adding 81 yards rushing and another touchdown in a win over Independence.
- Ja’Myere Harris, Bluefield – Harris registered 16 tackles as Bluefield held Greenbrier East to its lowest scoring total of the season.
- Kaiden Sims, Meadow Bridge – Sims rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown, adding 43 yards passing and another score in a 32-12 win over Montcalm.
- Kaiden Helmer, Shady Spring – Helmer rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown as Shady pulled out a 12-7 win over Berkeley Springs.
- Ryan Mann, James Monroe – Mann completed 10 of 17 passes for 179 yards and four touchdowns, adding 67 yards rushing in a Thursday night win at Westside.
- Antoine Hicks, Oak Hill – Hicks completed 14 of 16 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown, adding 34 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground in a win.
Who is your Player of the Week?
2025 Winners
Week 1: Isaiah Conley, Independence
Week 2: Brad Mossor, Princeton
Week 3: Max Simpson, Bluefield
Week 4: Devin Nash, Nicholas County
Week 5: Sylas Nelson, Independence
Week 6: Peyton Mounts, PikeView
Week 7: Kadyn Hines, James Monroe
Week 8: Brock Green, Independence
Community Choice Winners
Week 1: Gage Price, Beckley
Week 2: Landin Clower, Montcalm
Week 3: Gage Burdette, Beckley
Week 4: Kaiden Sims, Meadow Bridge
Week 5: Braydon Mullins, PikeView
Week 6: Peyton Mounts, PikeView
Week 7: Damien Thomas, Princeton
Week 8: Carson Treadway, Oak Hill
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