Vote now: Who is your Rockford Register Star Athlete of the Week for Aug. 21-26?
With all of the fall high school sports kicking back in, it's time to kick back in the Rockford Register Star Athlete of the Week Poll.
Every week we will nominate a group of stars from the previous week, and you, our readers, can go to the poll and vote on who you believe deserves the honor. Each week it's a new slate of top performers, from all of the different fall sports.
The voting starts at rrstar.com on Tuesday every week and ends at noon Friday.
To nominate a player or group of players, email Jay Taft at jtaft@rrstar.com by 9 a.m. each Monday.
Joseph Brown, Belvidere North football
Brown helped spark Belvidere North to the big win over Freeport on Saturday by bolting 91 yards for the touchdown on the opening kickoff of the second half. The score was only 14-6 before Brown's burst, and the Blue Thunder went on to win 48-18.
Hunter Evans, Lutheran football
Evans helped spark Lutheran's big 56-23 win over Winnebago by plowing in for the first touchdown of the season on offense and gathering 10 tackles, two sacks and a blocked punt on defense.
Nina Fiore, Belvidere cross country
Fiore was solid in the season-opening race on Saturday at Jefferson, winning the individual title for Belvidere with a time of 12:37.70.
Donavan Hanserd, Boylan football
Hanserd carried the ball 24 times for 131 yards and 2 TDs to spark Boylan to the 24-0 opening win over East.
Dedric Macon, Freeport football
Although Freeport fell hard, 48-18, to Belvidere North in Saturday's season opener, Macon had a huge game, hauling in six catches for 106 yards and all three of the Pretzels' touchdowns.
Dylan Malmgren, Harlem cross country
Malmgren earned the individual victory at Saturday's Jefferson J-Hawks Invitational cross country meet with a time of 10:48.20
Gavin Sanders, Lutheran football
Sanders came up big in Lutheran's 56-23 season-opening rout of Winnebago, rushing for 305 yards and scoring 5 TDs, all on just seven carries.
Cole Warren, Hononegah football
Warren completed 8 of his 10 passes for 153 yards and 2 TDs in Hononegah's 55-8, throwing passes to five different receivers.
Logan Weems, Oregon football
Weems had the game's only touchdown, in the second overtime of a 6-0 win, and he finished the game with 28 carries for 139 yards.
Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and follow him on Twitter at @JayTaft. Sign up for the Rockford High School newsletter at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a wide variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears to youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star, and for over 30 years all together.
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