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WCPO Player of the Week – Week 9

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:

Josh Anderson, New Richmond, QB – The freshman went 18-of-25 for 196 yards, ran for 96 more yards and two total TD’s as the Lions won their sixth straight by winning on the road at Walton-Verona.

Cameron Beck, Loveland, DB – Beck snared four interceptions, returning the last one for a touchdown, as the Tigers handed Turpin its first loss of the season.

Austin Bowling, Lawrenceburg, RB – He found the end zone six times on 13 carries in the first half as the Tigers rolled to a 67-7 first-round playoff victory over Rushville.

Bryce Butler, Clark Montessori, QB/DB – Butler racked up 425 all-purpose yards, had two interceptions, including a 99-yard pick six, returned a kickoff 95 yards for a TD and had 75 yards rushing as the Cougars beat Dayton Christian.

Justin Durham, Lloyd, RB – The Juggernaut ripped off big yardage as he gained 211 yards on 12 carries as Lloyd won in a thriller over Holy Cross.

Bradley Green, Highlands, WR/DB – Green returned the opening kickoff for an 84-yard touchdown to set the tone in the Bluebirds’ win over Grant County. He finished the evening with 146 total return yards.

Avery Koller, Kings, RB – Koller tallied four touchdowns in less than three quarters of action in the Knights’ impressive 45-14 win over Glen Este. He finished the game with 170 yards on 20 carries.

Grant Kramer, Mason, PK – The Comets’ kicker nailed the game-winning field goal in overtime to help Mason edge Middletown and improve to 7-2. Kramer also hit all three of his extra-point attempts.

David Montgomery, Mount Healthy, QB – The senior ran the ball 19 times for 373 yards and six touchdowns on runs of 69, 19, 12, 23, 64 and 80 yards as the Owls handed Edgewood its second loss of the season, 50-14.

Jack Nguyen, Lakota West, PK – Nguyen nailed a game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired to send the Firebirds past Sycamore, 38-36. It was the 40th consecutive kick that Nguyen has connected on this season (37/37 FGs & 3/3 FGs)

Johnny Noyen, CHCA, QB/DB, CHCA – He threw for 267 yards while adding 187 rushing yards to go along with a 30-yard reception and four total touchdowns. In addition, he had several tackles on defense as the Eagles beat Cincinnati Country Day, 59-27.

Jake Smith, NewCath, RB – Smith carried the ball 14 times for 260 yards and two touchdowns as the Thoroughbreds knocked off district rival Newport.

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