Vote: Who should be SBLive's Florida Panhandle high school football offensive player of the week (11/14/2023)?

We’ve selected 10 candidates to choose from this past week’s games

The Florida High School Football Playoffs have begun and we continue our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams started off the regular season with some great individual performances in the region quarterfinals.

As such, we have 10 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Florida Panhandle high school football offensive player of the week award from November 9-10, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, November 18th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.


Panhandle Florida Offensive Player of the Week
Congratulations to last week's winner: Taite Davis, QB, Tate. 

Here are this week's nominations:

Hunter Pfiester, QB, Navarre: On the other side of the 67-55 decision was Pfiester, who did everything he could to lift Navarre to a win. The Raiders' quarterback completed 25-of-37 passes for 507 yards and four touchdowns. Pfiester also rushed for 61 yards and added another score. 

Connor Mathews, RB, Navarre: The Raiders’ running back rushed for 195 yards on 22 carries and scored three touchdowns in the loss to Bartram Trail. 

Terence Marshall, WR, Navarre: Marshall had a career night at wide receiver for the Raiders, catching 10 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns against the Bears. 

Cole Tabb, RB, Choctawhatchee: The running back had a big night in the Indians' 37-14 win over Columbia. Tabb rushed for 156 yards on 21 carries and scored three touchdowns. 

Wells Bettenhausen, QB, Walton: Bettenhausen completed 8-of-18 passes for 249 yards and seven touchdowns in the Braves' 63-35 win over South Walton. 

Jason Patterson, RB, Sneads: The Cincinnati commitment completed four passes for 89 yards, two touchdowns and added 118 on the ground and two more scores in a 46-22 win over Cottondale. 

Cameron Odom, QB, Cottondale: Odom totaled 224 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in Cottondale’s loss to Sneads. 

Dorrion White, RB, Escambia: The running back carried the rock 35 times for 153 yards and scored a touchdown in the Gators’ 15-7 win over Pine Forest. 

Joe Wright V, RB, Northview: Wright V rushed for 268 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns in the Chiefs’ 31-13 win over Jay. 

Brock Stout, RB, Jay: The Royals’ tailback closed out his high school career with a solid performance, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl


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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.