There were plenty of highlights throughout the Central Mass. football scene last week, and Tommy Cassell picked a few of the best for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Football Player of the Week.
Congratulations to Hudson's Blake Freitas for holding off Valley Tech's Xavier Salois to top last week's poll. Other notable athletes receiving votes included St. Bernard's Caleb Mustakangas and Lunenburg's Jake MacLeod.
These picks were selected from performances reported by area coaches to the Hometeam Scoreboard. Coaches or administrators are encouraged to report game results and highlights each night by calling the T&G sports desk at 508-793-9350 or emailing sports@telegram.com.
Richard Abalo, Burncoat
Abalo rushed 13 times for 152 yards on offense and had 13 tackles on defense in the Patriots’ 31-16 victory over Monty Tech.
Jaesean Atkins, Bartlett
Atkins accumulated 374 yards on 27 carries, and rushed for five touchdowns, as the visiting Indians rolled to a 48-14 win over Worcester Tech.
Mason Bastien, Hudson
This junior scored on touchdown catches of 25, 18 and 81 yards in the second quarter and added a 75-yard punt return for a score in the Hawks’ 41-7 rout of Oakmont.
Jayden Cubero, Marlborough
Cubero collected 15 carries and 64 rushing yards, including a 1-yard TD, as the Panthers picked up their first win of the season, 13-0 over Fitchburg.
Rajon Curley-White, Leominster
This Blue Devil rushed for four touchdowns (37, 54, 8 and 50 yards) and 256 yards in his iteam’s 40-21 victory over Shrewsbury.
Mo Rodney Daigle, Northbridge
This senior captain rushed 23 times for 204 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 32 and 2 yards in the fourth quarter, as the host Rams recorded a 20-8 victory over Valley Tech.
Ryan Davis, Grafton
This kicker delivered a 32-yard field goal and made all four of his extra point attempts for Grafton in a 31-6 win over Algonquin.
Devin Dennis, St. John’s
This senior returned a kick 90 yards for a touchdown, and played lockdown cornerback for the Pioneers, in their 43-20 loss to St. John’s Prep.
Logan Dome, Hudson
Dome dominated with 210 passing yards and five total touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) in his team’s 41-7 victory over Oakmont.
Bryan Diaz, Keefe Tech
Diaz rushed seven times for 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns and added two conversion rushes as the visiting Broncos blanked David Prouty, 28-0.
Dean Furcillo, Nashoba
This sophomore quarterback tossed two touchdown passes, including the game-winner to his older brother, Max, in the Wolves’ wild 35-34 win over Shepherd Hill.
Connor Gentilucci, Doherty
This senior QB tossed two touchdowns and ran for a score in his team’s 35-7 rout of Auburn.
Dominik Ignatovich, Bay Path
Ignatovich had 12 rushes for 102 yards and a score, and also caught four passes for 98 yards and another touchdown, as the Minutemen fell to Northeast Metro, 20-13.
Cyrus Johnson, South
Johnson (19 rushes, 116 yards) scored a rushing touchdown and also had 10 tackles and picked off a pass to lead the South defense in a 33-22 victory over Tantasqua.
Jayson Kelley, South
Kelley completed 13 of 17 passes for 214 yards and tossed four touchdown passes as the Colonels topped Tantasqua, 33-22.
Brody and Daniel Kenney, St. Bernard’s
These twin brothers both caught touchdown passes from Caleb LaFreniere. LaFreniere also ran for a touchdown, and Daniel Kenney grabbed an interception on defense in their team’s 42-0 victory over Maynard.
Rocco Lauder, Leicester
Lauder led Leicester’s defense with 10 tackles as the Wolverines shut out Oxford, 19-0.
Mason MacDonald, Narragansett
This QB ran for two scores and tossed a touchdown pass to Kaiden Vaillancourt as the visiting Warriors won 36-3 over Quabbin.
Joey McNamara, Millbury
McNamara mustered 11 catches for 144 yards and caught three touchdown passes from quarterback Mason Hubley (22 for 39, 307 yards) to help the Woolies roll to a 34-21 win over Uxbridge.
Sam Moshier, Nipmuc
Moshier did it all for the Coyotes in a 32-21 win over Assabet, rushing 22 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns, catching a pair of touchdown passes and also making four tackles and picked off a pass on defense.
Micah Opoku, North
Opoku tied the game with a 53-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, and added an 18-yard TD rush in the second quarter, to help the host Polar Bears beat Belchertown, 35-28.
Isaiah Pimentel, Murdock
Pimentel produced 225 rushing yards and three touchdowns in his team’s 30-6 victory over Millis.
Logan Vega, Shepherd Hill
This senior rusher recorded three touchdowns in his team’s 35-34 loss to Nashoba.
Aiden Williams, West Boylston
Williams rushed 12 times for 161 yards and four touchdowns in the Lions’ 41-12 win over Clinton.
Cast Your Vote
While we want to highlight all of our student athletes, and have taken measures to ensure that there is no voting interference this year with our polls, we cannot monitor every vote that comes in. This poll is meant to celebrate local student-athletes and their accomplishments.
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Vote for the Hometeam Football Player of the Week, presented by the YMCA of Central Massachusetts