Vote: Who Was the Pennsylvania High School Football Player of the Week? (Oct. 29-31)

The Pennsylvania high school football regular season has already wrapped up, which means the playoffs will soon begin. Once again, there were more top performers during the week of Oct. 29-31.
Central Catholic's Manny Regus registered 4.5 sacks, Jersey Shore's Nolen Pauling passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns, and Annville-Cleona's Yama Navarro rushed for 411 yards and six scores.
Those are just a few of this week's nominees for High School On SI Pennsylvania Football Player of the Week. Read about each nominee below, and cast your vote for the performance that impressed you the most.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Jason Klokis of Mount Carmel
Voting concludes at 11:59 p.m. PT on Nov. 8. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Manny Regus, Central Catholic
Regus, a senior edge rusher, registered 4.5 sacks and five tackles for loss in Central Catholic's 45-0 shutout victory over Hempfield Area.
Nolen Pauling, Jersey Shore
Pauling, a junior quarterback, passed for 346 yards and six touchdowns in Jersey Shore's 53-27 win over Central Mountain.
Yama Navarro, Annville-Cleona
Navarro, a senior running back, broke the Lebanon County rushing record with 411 yards and six touchdowns on 36 carries in Annville-Cleona's 56-21 victory over Schuylkill Valley.
Ayden Martinez, Big Spring
Martinez, a senior wide receiver, hauled in seven catches for 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns in Big Spring's 35-7 win over Littlestown.
Jaivin Peel, Beaver
Peel, a senior quarterback, went 21-of-29 for 357 passing yards and six touchdowns, and rushed for 54 yards and a score in Beaver's 56-26 victory over Ellwood City.
Nasir Collins, Mount Union
Collins, a senior running back, had 23 carries for 294 rushing yards and six touchdowns in Mount Union's 42-14 win over Windber.
Ethan Coke, Hollidaysburg
Coke, a senior wide receiver, hauled in five catches for 192 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Hollidaysburg's 51-14 victory over DuBois.
Fletcher Thompson, Williams Valley
Thompson registered 14 tackles, 10 solo stops, two tackles for loss, a sack, and a pass breakup in Williams Valley's 28-21 win over Tri-Valley.
Aaron Strader, Pine-Richland
Strader, a senior quarterback, went 12-of-13 for 316 passing yards and four touchdowns in Pine-Richland's 49-21 victory over Plum.
Brandon Harris, Trinity
Harris, a junior running back, rushed for 297 yards and four touchdowns in Trinity's 28-0 shutout win over West Perry.
Zayden Smith, Bishop McDevitt
Smith, a senior wide receiver and Texas Tech commit, hauled in five catches for 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Bishop McDevitt's 42-18 victory over Chambersburg.
Noah Williams, State College
Williams, a sophomore linebacker, recorded 12 tackles, 10 solo stops, four tackles for loss, and two sacks in State College's 42-20 win over Harrisburg.

Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.