{"id":415677,"date":"2026-10-01T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415677\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:42:08","slug":"vote-who-was-the-central-florida-high-school-football-player-of-the-week-sept-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415677\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote: Who Was the Central Florida High School Football Player of the Week? (Sept. 24-26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">Central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/high-school\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida high school football <\/a>players were put on a show during Week 6 of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">From Mount Dora Christian\u2019s Isaac Farling rushing for more than 300 yards to Jones\u2019 Spencer Bartholomew kicking three field goals, Central Florida area athletes were impressive during the final weekend of September.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">High School On SI has selected 10 nominees for Central Florida High School Football Player of the Week. Read about each candidate below and cast your vote.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Titusville QB Remy Vigne for winning Central Florida High School Football Player of the Week (Sept. 17-19, 2026).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">Voting closes at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, PT. The winner will be announced the following week.<\/p>\n<p>Elijah Nickerson, QB, Lake Nona<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">Talented junior passed for 122 yards and two TDs, and rushed for 94 yards and a score to power the Lions past St. Cloud, 43-8.<\/p>\n<p>Jaelyn Powell, RB, Edgewater<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">Rushed 25 times for 148 yards and two TDs to guide the Eagles past West Orange, 31-6.<\/p>\n<p>Gardner Nordman, QB, DeLand<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">Passed for 216 yards and two TDs and rushed for 42 yards to lead the Bulldogs past Spruce Creek, 42-14, in a Volusia County game.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Bartholomew, K, Jones<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8b\">Senior kicked field goals of 32, 27 and 42 yards to help power the two-time defending Class 4A state runner-up Tigers past Lakeland Kathleen, 33-0.<\/p>\n<p>Kadin Pierce-Flores, WR, Seminole<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8l\">Caught two passes for 125 yards and two TDs to lead the unbeaten Seminoles (6-0) past Apopka, 43-18.<\/p>\n<p>Cesar Ramirez, QB, University High (Orlando)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8v\">Super senior completed 12 of 15 passes for 295 yards and three TDs, and rushed for 35 yards to power the Cougars past Freedom (Orlando), 37-0.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Verpaele, QB, Merritt Island<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"95\">Star senior completed 13 of 20 passes for 222 yards and two TDs with one interception, and rushed nine times for 46 yards and a score to charge the Mustangs past Titusville, 36-19.<\/p>\n<p>Trenton Washington, QB, Melbourne Central Catholic<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9f\">Super sophomore completed 17 of 25 passes for 227 yards and three TDs to spark the Hustlers past Wildwood, 54-14.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Allen, QB, Eau Gallie<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9p\">Stellar senior completed 12 of 14 passes for 244 yards and three TDs to steer the Commodores past Astronaut, 38-0.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Farling, RB\/OLB, Mount Dora Christian<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9z\">Talented junior rushed 25 times for 301 yards and four TDs to power the Bulldogs past The Master\u2019s Academy (Oviedo), 26-8.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a4\">Jeff Gardenour can be reached via email at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/high-school\/florida\/mailto:jgardenour1962@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jgardenour1962@gmail.com<\/a> or X @JMarkG1962 <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-BKH5TN-7.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"ae\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Central Florida high school 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