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Brandywine's Carter Sobecki wins South Bend Tribune Football Player of the Week vote

Austin Hough, South Bend Tribune
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In the closest votes of the year so far, Brandywine junior Carter Sobecki edged Triton senior Javan May to win this week's South Bend Tribune Football Player of the Week.

Sobecki won the vote by 2%, ending Triton's two-week winning streak of the Player of the Week poll. Here's more on Sobecki and May, as well as the other five nominees from this past week.

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Winner: Carter Sobecki | Brandywine

Junior | Running back

Brandywine's Carter Sobecki (26) runs with the ball for a touchdown during the Dowagiac-Brandywine high school football game on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Brandywine High School Selge Field in Niles, Michigan.
Brandywine's Carter Sobecki (26) runs with the ball for a touchdown during the Dowagiac-Brandywine high school football game on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Brandywine High School Selge Field in Niles, Michigan.

Sobecki rushed for 114 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Bobcats to a 30-7 win over Dowagiac.

More: Brandywine dominates from start to finish in 30-7 Homecoming rout of Dowagiac

Runner-up: Javan May | Triton

Senior | Wide receiver

May had four catches for 162 yards and three touchdowns as the Trojans routed North Judson-San Pierre, 40-7.

Other nominees:

Drew Elliott | Goshen

Senior | Running back

Elliott had a big outing for the RedHawks, totaling 171 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 win over Plymouth.

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Paul Hess | Niles

Junior | Running back/linebacker

Hess had 81 rushing yards and three touchdowns on offense and seven tackles on defense as the Vikings romped Vicksburg, 50-0.

Marshall Kmiecik | New Prairie

Senior | Quarterback

New Prairie senior quarterback Marshall Kmiecik (7) throws a pass in the first half of a football game against South Bend Riley Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle.
New Prairie senior quarterback Marshall Kmiecik (7) throws a pass in the first half of a football game against South Bend Riley Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle.

Kmiecik set a single-game program record for New Prairie Friday, throwing for 306 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-12 win over South Bend Riley. Kmiecik also had a rushing touchdown in the game.

More: Historic passing performance leads New Prairie football to victory over South Bend Riley

McClain Miller | Northridge

Senior | Running back

Northridge’s Mcclain Miller (5) runs the ball during the New Prairie vs. Northridge regional championship football game Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle.
Northridge’s Mcclain Miller (5) runs the ball during the New Prairie vs. Northridge regional championship football game Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle.

In his first game back in a month, Miller finished with 181 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 21-14 win over Concord.

Tyrese Jones | South Bend Clay

Sophomore | wide receiver/defensive back

South Bend Clay sophomore Tyrese Jones (3) avoids a tackle from a North Newton defender on his way to a touchdown in the second quarter of a football game Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Clay Middle School in South Bend.
South Bend Clay sophomore Tyrese Jones (3) avoids a tackle from a North Newton defender on his way to a touchdown in the second quarter of a football game Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Clay Middle School in South Bend.

Jones played a key role in Clay's 54-0 win over North Newton, catching two touchdown passes on offense and running an interception back for a score on defense. It was Clay's first win in more than three years.

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This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Brandywine's Carter Sobecki wins Football Player of the Week for Sept. 29/30, 2023