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WCPO Player of the Week – Week 8

Mercy Orthopedics has partnered with WCPO 9 On Your Side and TriStateFootball.com to present the High School Football Player of the Week for the 2015 regular season. Players will be nominated from the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana areas.

WCPO-POWEach week 10-14 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 Friday morning at 9:00 a.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 at Holy Grail Banks (more details announced during postseason).

Here are this week’s nominations:

Dawson Aicholz, Indian Hill, ATH – The Junior pulled In nine catches for 229 yards and a pair of touchdowns and had five tackles on defense as Indian Hill remained undefeated on the season with a 41-28 victory over Madeira.

Micah Blythe, Clark Montessori, RB – Blythe scored all 26 of the points for Clark Montessori as the Cougars ended a three-game losing streak by beating Summit Country Day. He ran the ball 35 times for 222 with three rushing touchdowns and had a 36-yard reception for a score.

Luke Bohenek, Turpin, RB – A workhorse for Turpin, Bohenek had 36 touches on offense for 235 yards (173 rushing, 62 receiving) with three trips to the end zone as the Spratans edged out Milford to remain unbeaten.

Tyler Burandt, Moeller, DB – In a game that featured very little defense, Burandt intercepted two passes and had eight solo tackles as Moeller beat St. Ignatius 55-52 in a shootout.

Cameron Chase, Bellevue, RB – The Tiger running back scored three touchdowns as Bellevue blanked Dayton 31-0 in the annual “Battle for the Paddle.” Chase rushed 28 times for 188 yards and two TDs. He also caught a pair of passes for 64 yards and another score.

Jeremy Larkin, La Salle, RB – The senior scored five touchdowns in the final 16 minutes of the first half to administer the knockout blow to St. Charles. Larkin finished the night with192 yards of offense (136 rushing, 56 receiving) on 17 touches in the Lancers’ win.

Deondre Pleasant, Scott, RB/DB – He carried the ball eight times for 116 yards and four touchdowns. Pleasant also had three tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception in helping Scott beat Bourbon County and secure the first district championship in school history.

Drew Plitt, Loveland, QB – The Loveland signal caller went 8-of-13 for 213 yards and four touchdown tosses as the Tigers took out Walnut Hills and even their record.

Allante Simmons, Middletown, RB – Simmons scored four second-half touchdowns and finished the night with 125 yards rushing as Middletown pulled off a big upset at Sycamore.

Gerald Smith, Harrison, WR – He touched the ball 10 times, scoring five touchdowns (two rushing, one rushing, two kickoff returns) and racked up 365 all-purpose yards as the Wildcats routed Ross.

Jacob Smith, Newport Central Catholic, RB – Smith rushed for 137 yards and had three second-half rushing touchdowns, including the game winner with 1:15 left on the clock as the Thoroughbreds squeaked by Lloyd.

Bryson White, Mason, RB – The Comet running back ran the ball 10 times for 203 yards and three touchdowns as Mason soared past Oak Hills.

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