Week 5: Vote for the Southwestern Illinois Football Player of the Week
Week 4 of the high school football season in the metro-east is in the books.
Now’s your chance to vote for the Belleville News-Democrat’s High School Football Player of the Week. The poll closes at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29.
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Want to nominate an athlete? The BND Athlete of the Week highlights high school varsity football players who put in outstanding performances from the week prior to the opening of the poll. If you want to suggest someone to be included, send an email to Ahmad Lathan at alathan@bnd.com
Please include the athlete’s name, school, class, position, and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers. People also may submit the same athlete from week to week.
We are planning to post the results later this week after the poll closes.
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Here are this week’s nominees:
Armon Vinson, Belleville East High School, Senior, QB
Vinson completed 16 of 18 passes for 233 yards, 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown 63-16 win against Alton.
Darren Pennell, Collinsville High School, Senior, QB/DB
Pennell completed 7 of 10 passes for 144 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 54-0 victory over Granite City. He also had 4 rushes for 58 yds and 1 touchdown. On defense, he notched 2 tackles and an interception, which he retuned for a touchdown.
Chandler Toennies, Mater Dei High School, Junior, DL
Toennies notched 2 sacks with a forced fumble and had 8 tackles for the Knights in a 38-18 win over Macomb.
Robert Battle, East St. Louis High School, Senior, QB
Battle completed 7-11 passes for 144 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Flyers’ 54-13 victory against O’Fallon. He also ran in a 18 yard touchdown.
This story was originally published September 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Week 5: Vote for the Southwestern Illinois Football Player of the Week."