Vote: Who should be the midseason national high school football quarterback of the year?

Andrew Nemec

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Nationally, we are right around the midway point of the high school football season.

That makes it the perfect time to take a look at the country's top performers. 

The Sporting News has compiled a long list of finalists, searching top performances around the country and watching Hudl film.

But we want you to decide the actual winner of the, "Midseason National High School Football Quarterback of the Year."

You can vote below - with voting coming to a close on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Here are the nominees: 

Ryder Lyons (Folsom, CA) — 1,495 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 6 rushing touchdowns

Jared Curtis (Nashville Christian, TN) — 1,005 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 199 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns

Landon Duckworth (Jackson, AL) — 1,137 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 214 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns

Jake Fette (Del Valle, TX) — 1,290 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 488 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns

Jett Thomalla (Millard South, NE) — 1,790 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, 2 interceptions,

Oscar Rios (Downey, CA) — 1,313 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 303 rushing yards, 1 touchdown

Dereon Coleman (Jones, FL) — 1,096 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 218 yards, 1 touchdown

Derek Zammit (DePaul Catholic, NJ) — 1,242 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 456 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns, 13.0 yards per carry

Tradon Bessinger (Davis, UT) — 3,290 passing yards, 41 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 365.6 yards per game

Turner Lachey (Lehman Catholic, OH) — 2,795 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 4 rushing touchdowns

Lukas Prock (Hun School, NJ) — 2,452 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, 1 interception,

Austin Buescher (West Jefferson, OH) — 2,612 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 404 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns

Owen Scalf (Anderson, OH) — 2,603 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 299 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns

Andre Adams (Antioch, TN) — 2,392 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 1 interception, 705 rushing yards 10 touchdowns

Aedan McCarthy (Bluffton, SC) — 2,352 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 1 interception, 425 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns

Donovan Moorhead (Hawken, OH) — 2,184 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, 1 interception,

Brock Belcher (Windhorst, TX) — 2,171 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 410 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns

Buck Randall (Highland Park, TX) — 2,098 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 1 interception, 299 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns

Brady Jay (Moses Lake, WA) — 2,080 passing yards, 35 touchdowns, 1 interception; At least 6 TD passes every game

Elijah Walker (Chavez, CA) — 1,991 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 0 interceptions

Jax Sculley (Hamilton, AZ) — 1,939 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 4 interceptions

Jaden Jefferson (Cathedral, CA) — 1,934 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 1 interception, 421 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns

Brooklyn Nace (Central York, PA) — 1,920 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 0 Interceptions

Will Mencl (Chandler, AZ) — 2,003 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 349 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns

Jack Devine (Regents, TX) — 1,757 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 352 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns

Dane Weber (Chaparral, CA) — 1,718 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 357 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns

Hank Hendrix (Fayetteville, AR) — 1,678 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 94 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns

Cole Brown (McKenzie, TN) — 1,722 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 452 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns

Trae Taylor (Carmel, Illinois) — 1,663 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 275 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns

Andrew Nemec

Andrew Nemec has covered high school sports and the recruiting landscape for more than a decade, with an emphasis on the former and current Pac-12 footprint. Nemec, who hosts his own radio show on ESPN-affiliate 1080 The FAN in Portland, Oregon, is a graduate of the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication.