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Week 7: WCPO Player of the Week

TriStateFootball.com has partnered with WCPO 9 On Your Side to present the High School Football Player of the Week for the 2016 regular season. Players will be nominated from the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana areas.

WCPO-POWEach week 12-15 nominees will be selected from a large list of some of the area’s top performances and will be included in an online voting poll to determine a winner. The voting is open from now until Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. ET. Voters can vote once per hour, per IP address.

Once a player wins, they will be ineligible to be nominated a second time. All of the season winners will be recognized and receive a plaque at the TriStateFootball.com Year in Review Show in February (more details announced during postseason).

Here are this week’s nominations:

Ra’Von Bonner, Sycamore, RB – The senior pounded out 230 yards on the ground and had 285 all-purpose yards with three touchdowns as Sycamore shutout Lakota East.

Austin Bowling, Lawrenceburg, RB – The Tiger running back found the end zone a school record seven times on 15 carries for 267 yards as the Tigers roared past Rushville.

Da’Meak Brandon, La Salle, DB – A stunning 35-yard interception return for a touchdown by Brandon with four minutes left gave La Salle their first lead of the night over St. Xavier and sealed the victory for the Lancers.

Brayden Burch, Beechwood, QB – He threw five half touchdown passes and finished his night with 321 yards through the air on 19-of-23 attempts as Beechwood blew by Bellevue.

Jake Chisholm, Ryle, RB – Chisholm opened the game with a 99-yard kickoff return then proceeded to run for 216 yards on 20 carries and three more scores in the Raiders’ thrilling win over Cooper.

Sammy DiBiasi, Fenwick, LB – He was in on 5.5 tackles, including four tackles for losses and two sacks as the Falcons won a Saturday matinee at McNicholas.

Kesean Gamble, CHCA, RB – The Eagle touched the ball 16 times, racked up 316 all-purpose yards and found the end zone five times (four rushing, one receiving) as the Eagles dug their talons deep into Summit Country Day.

Mancini Jackson, Reading, WR/LB – Jackson had three receptions for 150 yards, two touchdown catches and five tackles as the Blue Devils snuck past Taylor.

Tyler Knecht, Kings, QB – The signal caller completed 11-of-15 passes, racked up 280 yards of total offense (221 passing, 59 rushing) and accounted for five touchdowns (two passing, three rushing) as the Knights mashed Milford.

Danny Nieman, Elder, QB – Nieman threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns as the Panthers defeated rival Moeller.

Zelwyn Robinson, Lakota West, RB – He set the school record with six rushing touchdowns on 26 totes for 291 yards as the Firebirds soared to their first win of the season by taking down Oak Hills.

Brandon Shelton, Northwest, QB – The senior completed 20-of-25 passes, rolled up 324 yards of total offense (262 passing, 62 rushing) and accounted for four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) as the Knights took care of business versus Ross.

Jose Torres, Dixie Heights, RB – Torres tallied 241 yards on 22 carries with three rushing touchdowns as Dixie Heights beat Highlands for the first time in more than a decade.

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