Florida high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams showcased what they’ve got in Week 11 of the regular season.

As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Heartland Florida Football Player of the Week award from October 31-Nov. 2, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected.

Another freshman that’s had a breakout season is Brown, who rushed for 150 yards on 14 carries and scored three touchdowns in a 50-20 win over Avon Park.

SBLive voting polls are intended to be a fun way to create fan engagement and express support for your favorite high school athletes and teams. Unless expressly noted, there are no awards for winning the voting. Our primary focus is to highlight the abilities and accomplishments of all the athletes and teams included in our poll. You can vote as often as you wish and are encouraged to share our polls with others. The use of voting bots and other forms of automated voting are not allowed. Individuals will be removed from the poll if any form of automated voting can be verified. – SBLive Sports

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll. Here are this week’s nominees:

The Highlanders’ senior quarterback was stellar in a thrilling 28-25 win over Bartow, throwing for 297 yards and three touchdowns.

Hymes went off in Mulberry’s 30-8 victory over Lake Region, rushing for a game-high 122 yards and scoring three times.

Smith was solid in a 33-7 win over Bell Creek Academy, completing 11-of-24 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown.

Despite coming in a losing effort to Trenton, Furman rushed for 99 yards on 14 carries and scored a touchdown.

The sophomore quarterback was on point in the Vikings’ 41-19 win over Northside Christian, completing 16-of-25 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns.

Tubbs led the ground attack in the Bolts’ 14-0 win over Davenport, rushing for a game-high 174 yards and a touchdown.

Henderson is another sophomore quarterback that performed well last week, with the signal caller throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-21 loss to DeLand.

The Dragons’ quarterback was solid in the team’s 48-27 loss to St. Petersburg Catholic, throwing for 275 yards, three scores and zero picks.

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