TriStateFootball.com is proud to present the Mella Window & Carpet Cleaning Player of the Week for the 2025 regular season. Players will be nominated from the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana areas throughout the season.
Each week a group of 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 poll will launch weekly on Sundays. Voters can vote once per hour, per IP address (we track it on the back end so cheating will result in votes being voided) through Wednesday at 12:00 PM Eastern weekly.
Once a player has won, they are ineligible to be nominated a second time. Players can only be nominated up to a max of three times during the course of the season.
All of the season winners will be recognized and receive a plaque at the TriStateFootball.com Year in Review Show in February of 2026 (more details announced once season concludes).
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Kendall Buck-Barber, Newport, Sr, RB/DB – Rand for 206 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries and had an interception on defense in the Wildcats 35-6 victory against Gallatin County.
D’Lo Burch, Mason Sr, QB – Carried the ball 28 times for 214 yards and four touchdowns as the Comets picked up their first win, outlasting Lakota East, 40-35.
Lance Cantrell, Talawanda , Sr, RB – Ran for 313 yards and four touchdowns on 25 totes as the Brave beat Eaton 45-20.
Nick Cozzi, Bishop Brossart, Sr, WR/DB – Returned two punts for touchdowns and had a pair of interceptions in the Mustangs 55-3 win over St. Henry.
Tyson Davis, Lakota West, Sr, WR – Set the school record with 180 receiving yards on nine receptions with a touchdown in the Firebirds win over Hamilton.
Brayden Donato, Walton-Verona, Sr, WR/DB – Caught three balls all for touchdowns, had 89 yards receiving, tallied seven solo tackles, with a fumble recovery and an interception as the Bearcats eked past Ludlow, 33-28.
Kaleb Evans, Lloyd, Sr, QB – Threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns as the Juggernauts beat Conner to improve to 3-0.
Luke Faler, Lebanon, Sr, QB – Threaded the needle going 15-19 for 294 yards and five touchdowns passing as the Warrior beat West Clermont to go 3-0 for the first time since 2012.
Brian Ferguson, Holy Cross, So, QB – Threw for four touchdowns, ran for another with 157 yards passing and 76 yards passing in the Indians 45-15 victory over Clermont Northeastern.
Cash Harney, Covington Catholic, Sr, QB – Ran for 158 yards, threw for 154 yards and had three touchdowns (two rush, one pass) as the Colonels clobbered Simon Kenton, 62-15.
Thomas Huckleby, Cincinnati Country, So, WR/DB – Touched the ball five times and had four touchdowns (two rush, two rec) and had 203 all-purpose yards (147 rec, 56 rush) in the Nighthawks victory over Irvington Prep.
Brady Lawhon, Harrison, Jr, QB – Accounted for all four of the Wildcats touchdowns (three rush, one pass), ran for 107 yards and threw for 72 yards in a win over Beavercreek.
Emmanuel Miles, Newport Central Catholic, Sr, QB – Accounted for five touchdowns (three pass, two rush), ran for 86 yards and threw for 176 yards on 14-15 passing attempts to lead the Thoroughbreds past Boone County, 40-0.
Evan Otto, Roger Bacon, Jr, WR/DB, K/P – Was a jack-of-all-trades in the Spartans victory over Hughes connecting on all five of his extra point attempts, averaging 45.0 yards on three punts, snaring an interception and scoring a 28-yard touchdown in his only reception.
Callan Poland, Turpin, So, WR – had five receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown as the Spartans cruised past Walnut Hills,47-6.
Emmett Queen, Beechwood, Jr, QB – Threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers trounced Dixie Heights, 48-7.
Marcus Sheanshang, CHCA, Sr, WR – Reeled in eight receptions for 155 yards and five touchdowns as the Eagles soared past Madeira, 48-6.
Brady Wonnell, Batesville, Sr, K – Had the game-winning field goal with four seconds left to give the Bulldogs a 17-14 win
*Nominate players weekly by emailing us at staff@tristatefootball.com by 9AM Sunday mornings.
