Welcome to the Observer-Dispatch reader poll for the Mohawk Valley's seventh Football Player of the Week for the 2026 season, sponsored by Carbone's at The Fitness Mill.
Week 7 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books across New York. Who performed best in eastern Section III?
Dolgeville teammates Wyatt Eggleston, Logan Comstock and Caleb Herringshaw were the first three winners of the weekly poll, followed by Rome Free Academy quarterback Mark Barone, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill running back Gabe Wheeler and Camden Blue Devil Brayden Fuller.
Listed below are this week's 11 nominees, and the polls will be open at uticaod.com and timestelegram.com until noon on Friday, Oct. 23.
Here are the nominees:
FLINT DAVIS, Herkimer: Junior ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in 47-36 loss to Westmoreland/Oriskany.
JOEY DeSANNO, Cooperstown: Senior ran for 172 yards and three second half touchdowns in 37-20 win over Frankfort-Schuyler.
WYATT EGGLESTON, Dolgeville: Senior ran 137 yards on 13 carries and scored one touchdown as one of four Blue Devils over 100 yards — quarterback Tim Gomez (102 yards, one touchdown), Caleb Herringshaw (141, three) and EvanTanner (143, three) were the others — and the quartet combined for 523 yards and eight touchdowns in 60-40 win over Little Falls. On defense, Eggleston had 10 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks, and he forced a fumble.
GIO LANG, Whitesboro: Senior ran for 145 yards on 17 carries, going over 1,000 for the first time in his varsity career, and scored two touchdowns in 41-21 win over East Syracuse-Minoa.
RYAN McGRATH, Adirondack: Senior ran for five touchdowns and passed for two in 47-41 win over Canastota. McGrath was 18-for-26 passing for 334 yards and ran for 139 yards on 10 carries.
COLTON MORRONE, Little Falls: Junior was 18-for-21 passing for 280 yards and two touchdown and ran for 125 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries in loss that saw Mounties score 40 points against Dolgeville.
NOAH MUDGE, Morrisville-Eaton: Junior ran for 163 yards and five touchdowns on 12 carries and went 8-for-15 passing for 111 yards and one touchdown in 70-14 win over Thousand Islands. On defense, Mudge had seven tackles and an interception.
DAVID PATRICK, Camden: Freshman ran for 138 yards and scored a touchdown in 34-12 win over Nottingham.
D'MARCO SANTIAGO, Notre Dame: Junior ran for 236 yards and three touchdowns, and caught a touchdown pass from Owen Bougourd in 40-21 win over Phoenix.
OWEN SMITH, Westmoreland/Oriskany: Junior ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries, and added 6 1/2 tackles and two sacks on defense in 47-36 win over Herkimer.
SAM STEWART, West Canada Valley: Senior quarterback completed 27 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran a kickoff back 93 yards for another touchdown in his team's 61-30 loss to Waterville.
This article originally appeared on Times Telegram: Readers Vote | Mohawk Valley's top Week 7 football performer