Vote: Who should be The Sporting News' Louisiana Player of the Week for Week 3?

LaMar Gafford

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Now that you have seen some of Louisiana's top performers on the gridiron in Weeks 3, who deserves to be the best of the best?

Readers can now vote for they think should be The Sporting News' Louisiana Player of the Week for Sept. 15-21.

The poll is be listed below and you can vote as often as you would like until 11:59 p.m. CDT on Sunday. The winners will be announced next week.

Player of the Week Candidates

Quincy Adams, Terrebonne: Adams led the Tigers to a 28-8 upset win over St. James with 287 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries.

Caiden Bellard, Lafayette Christian: Bellard rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns as the Knights took care of Westgate, 45-21. Bellard added an 18-yard receiving touchdown.

Cole Bergeron, St. Thomas More: The Virginia Tech commit passed for five touchdowns in the Cougars’ 39-35 comeback win over Acadiana.

Grant Braxton, Leesville: Braxton rushed for 156 yards and five touchdowns in the Wampus Cats’ 48-15 win over Many.

Colby Casey, Mangham: Casey was nearly flawless in the Dragons’ 55-7 win over Caldwell Parish – passing for 297 yards and five touchdowns on 11 of 12 aim. Casey added 56 rushing yards for 353 total yards.

Keaton Cason, Logansport: Cason accumulated 198 total yards and four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 40-12 win over Bossier.

Jaden Celestine, Comeaux: Celestine rushed for 320 yards and five touchdowns in the Spartans' 42-28 win over New Iberia.

Jamilton Coleman, Southwood: The Cowboys are on a two-game winning streak thanks to Coleman’s 281 passing yards and four touchdowns in a 50-28 win over North Caddo.

Vashaun Coulon, St. Augustine: Coulon went 13-for-21 passing with 276 yards and seven touchdowns in the Purple Knights’ 68-40 win over Legacy (Texas).

Ty Curtis, Buckeye: Curtis racked up 24 tackles (14 solos) in a 27-26 win over South Beauregard.

Kenny Darby, Airline: The LSU commit caught 13 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Vikings to a 34-19 victory over Union Parish.

Skyler Edwards, St. Charles: Edwards guided the Comets to an upset win over No. 19 Dunham with 158 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries.

Peyton “Pop” Houston, Evangel: Houston accounted for 569 total yards and five touchdowns in a 43-36 win over Byrd. The LSU commit passed for 344 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 225 yards and two touchdowns.

Braylun Huglon, Calvary: Hughlon’s 10 catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns propelled the Cavaliers to a 33-30 win over Franklin Parish. Huglon also returned an interception for a 100-yard touchdown.

Cayden Jones, Live Oak: Jones passed for 420 yards and had six total touchdowns in a 55-28 win over Ponchatoula.

Mason Jordan, Montgomery: Jordan accounted for 435 yards and six touchdowns in the Tigers’ 64-62 loss to Elton. Jordan passed for 310 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries.

Sawyer Kuypers, Barbe: Kuypers hauled in 10 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns in Barbe’s 40-19 win over Northwest.

Makelin Lemoine, Elton: Lemoine rushed for 379 yards and four touchdowns as Elton defeated Montgomery, 64-62.

Christian Maxie, Byrd: Maxie rushed for 272 yards and three touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets fell 43-36 to Evangel.

Ryan Moore, East Feliciana: Moore caught five passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 47-24 win over Albany.

Hugo Morales, Delcambre: Morales rushed for 250 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers' 28-6 win over Beau Chene.

Bryce Restovich, Loyola: Restovich went 14-for-17 passing with 327 yards and five touchdowns in Loyola’s 64-13 win over Cedar Creek.

Tuff Street, LaSalle: Street rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns, while making five tackles, an interception and a forced fumble on defense. The Tigers won 30-22 over Merryville. Street finished with 243 all-purpose yards.

Aymaud Sykes, Grant: Sykes got back on track with 20 carries for 268 yards, four touchdowns and a two-point conversion in the Cougars’ 49-34 loss to D’Arbonne Woods.

Kenny Thomas, North DeSoto: Thomas rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Griffins to a 39-28 win over West Monroe.

Javon Vital, Hamilton Christian: Vital accounted for 450 yards and six touchdowns in the Warriors' 48-22 win over Vinton. Vital passed for 232 yards and rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns.

Justin Whitaker, Huntington: Whitaker went 19-for-25 passing with 354 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Raiders to a 32-29 win over Benton. Whitaker added 54 yards and a touchdown rushing to finish with 408 total yards and five touchdowns.

Xzavier White, Alexandria: The Trojan captain made 17 tackles (11 solos) to help lead ASH to a 27-21 win over Destrehan.

Wilbert Ricky Williams, Slidell: In a wild 64-49 loss to Warren Easton, Williams passed for 414 yards and three touchdowns on 15 of 27 aim. He added 55 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Hudson Wright, Metairie Park Country Day: Wright passed for 409 yards and six touchdowns against Episcopal (Baton Rouge) in a 66-57.

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LaMar Gafford

LaMar Gafford is a freelance writer with The Sporting News and a member of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) and National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). He has covered high school sports in Louisiana since 2011 as a freelancer and a staff writer. For his work, he has won eight LSWA awards and the 2023 Prep Journalism Award by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA). Gafford is an alumnus of The University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he earned a B.A. in Mass Communications.