Vote: Who is the Massachusetts Football Player of the Week? (11/27/2023)

We give you 11 candidates to choose from

The Massachusetts High School Football Playoffs begin next week and we have our Player of the Week polls for the state heading into the postseason. Teams ended the regular season with some great individual performances in Week 12.

As such, we have 11 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Massachusetts high school football player of the week award from November 21-23, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, December 2nd at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.

Editor’s note: Our corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. This poll is specifically for fans to vote on the players that have been nominated and in no way discredits any other player that may not be mentioned in our poll.

Here are the nominations:

Dylann Many, DE, Lowell: The 6-foot-1, 240-pound defensive end tallied seven tackles and two sacks in Lowell’s 20-12 loss to Haverhill. 

Mikey Gilligan, QB, North Quincy: Gilligan had a strong Thanksgiving outing in a 43-20 win over Quincy, throwing for 238 yards and three touchdowns. 

Dom Papa, QB, Andover: The junior signal caller had his way in a 27-13 win over North Andover, completing 21-of-31 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns. 

Cade Callahan, WR, North Middlesex Regional: Callahan was the top target for quarterback Michael Reardon Jr., as the wide receiver hauled in 13 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown in a 28-8 win over Manchester Essex. 

Connor Fantasia, WR, Oxford: One of the top receiving performances came from Fantasia last week, with the senior catching five passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-34 loss to Bay Path RVT. 

Ronan Manning, LB, Scituate: The junior linebacker was seemingly everywhere in a 13-10 win over Hingham, tallying a team-high 17 tackles and two going for a loss. 

Garoid Stones, QB, Braintree: The junior signal caller led the way in a 33-19 upset victory over Milton, completing 11-of-14 throws for 95 yards and two touchdowns. 

T.J. Hoffmeister, RB, Needham: In a 21-7 win over Wellesley, the running back carried the ball 15 times for 235 yards and scored three touchdowns. 

Daniel Lawton, RB, Blackstone-Millville: The running back couldn’t be stopped in the Chargers’ 40-6 win over Sutton, with Lawton rushing for 374 yards on 15 carries and scoring four touchdowns. 

Josiah Little, RB, Franklin County Tech: Little made a big difference in Franklin County Tech’s 42-6 win over Smith Vo-Tech, with the running back rushing for 205 yards on 26 carries and scoring a touchdown. 

Dom Curtis, QB, Athol: Curtis did it all offensively for Athol, completing 9-of-14 passes for 147 yards, three touchdowns and rushing for 115 on eight carries and adding two more scores. 

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