Maine high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for the state. Teams showcased more of what they’ve got heading into Week 9 of the regular season.

As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Maine Football Player of the Week award from October 24-26, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected.

Last week’s winner is back on the list, even though in a losing effort. Martin totaled 233 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.

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. 3. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll. Here are this week’s nominees:

Kelvey had himself a night in Spruce Mountain’s 44-12 win over Sacopee Valley, rushing for 171 yards and scoring four touchdowns. Also caught three passes for 20 yards and a score.

The Bulldogs’ quarterback had a solid night despite coming in a 35-25 loss to Exeter, completing 24-of-40 passes for 251 yards and two scores.

Brewer led the way in a 42-20 win over Lake Region, completing 20-of-31 passes for 191 yards and three scores.

The Hampden starting quarterback was terrific despite being on the losing end of a 39-34 loss to Lawrence, throwing for 334 yards and five touchdowns.

Top pass catcher for Hampden was Cote, who hauled in four passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

Talk about having a strong performance coming in a loss, with Foster rushing for 278 yards on 31 attempts and scoring a touchdown.

Moran had a standout performance in Bonny Eagle’s 21-14 win over Noble, rushing for 223 yards and scoring two touchdowns.

Another dual-threat quarterback that had a big night was Bradbury, who totaled 173 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns in a 42-27 win over Marshwood.

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