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WEEK 6 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Sal Frelick (6 TDs) keeps Lexington rolling

Lexington’s QB Sal Frelick earned Globe Player of the Week honors for his brilliant (6 TD) performance against Belmont.Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff

Division 1

Sal Frelick, Lexington — The senior standout continued his dominant 2017 campaign, this time slicing up Belmont, 56-14. He ran for scores of 65, 30, 80, and 82 yards, and connected with trusty target Anthony Bianchi on a pair of TD passes of 80 and 15 yards.

David Carreiro, Haverhill — In a 43-26 loss to Andover, the junior impressed, galloping for touchdowns of 74, 57, and 84 yards.

Cedric Gillette, Andover — The senior had 240 all-purpose yards and scored three TDs to help the Golden Warriors top Haverhill. He had eight catches for 132 yards and TD receptions of 26 and 29 yards, and returned a kickoff 87 yards for another score.

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Division 2

Shiloh White, Wellesley — The freshman running back was the catalyst offensively for the Raiders on Saturday. He racked up 192 yards on the ground and had TD runs of 6 and 35 yards in the Raiders 42-0 win over Norwood.

Darren Watson, North Andover — The junior was a jack of all trades in the Scarlet Knights 35-7 win over Dracut on Friday night. He had four receptions for 80 yards and a 30-yard touchdown while also carrying the ball seven times for 110 yards and 20-yard TD run.

Eric DeMayo, Peabody — The senior fullback was a force for the Tanners over the weekend. On 17 carries, he tallied 131 yards and two touchdowns on a 40-yard run and a 30-yard interception return as Peabody shutout Malden, 40-0.

Division 3

Chad Peterson, North Attleboro — The senior quarterback did all of his damage on the ground, running for touchdowns of 4, 1 and 2 yards to help the Red Rocketeers clinch their third straight Hockomock-Davenport title in a 35-21 win over Stoughton.

Sam Swift, Arlington — The junior kicker had a pair of field goals of 30 and 31 yards in addition to a PAT to help give his team a leg up in a 19-15 upset of No. 12 Reading.

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Mickey Ricard, Billerica — To cap off a game in which he had 21 tackles and four sacks, the senior defensive end forced a fourth-quarter fumble, recovered it and went 48 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the Indians’ 14-7 win over Waltham.

Division 4

Smith Charles, Milton — The speedy junior running back, and reigning state 100 meter champion, totaled four touchdowns — on a 19-yard reception and runs of 3, 3 and 1 yards — and the host Wildcats (4-1) needed every one in a 36-28 victory Friday night over Bay State Conference foe Walpole.

Phil Lashley, Silver Lake — The senior running back had 185 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns on runs of 65 and 40 yards and a 40-yard scoring reception to pave the way for a 30-6 Lakers victory at Plymouth North.

Alex Cohen, Plymouth South — The senior finished 10-of-16 passing for 201 yards and TDs of 4 and 11 yards, adding 15 rushes for 120 yards, as the host Panthers held on for a 27-21 victory over North Quincy.

Division 5

Rob Evans, Dennis-Yarmouth — The senior rushed 23 times for 261 yards and TD runs of 1, 45 (on his longest rush of the game) and 24 yards in the Dolphins’ 43-16 rout over Marshfield.

Devin Hassett, Foxborough — The senior quarterback accounted for 290 yards of offense, but could not prevent the Warriors from dropping a 30-24 heartbreaker to Milford. He rushed for 201 yards, including a 71-yard sprint in the second quarter to set up a score on the next play.

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Matt Mortellite, Lynnfield — The senior was nearly perfect passing on the night, going 16-for-20 with 248 yards and TD passes of 45 and 35 yards to Jay Ndansi while passing for a pair of two-point conversions. He also rushed 5 times for 28 yards and a pair of scores as the Pioneers came from behind to beat Ipswich, 54-29.

Division 6

Kevin Bradley Jr. and Mark Iamele, Whittier Tech — The senior classmates teamed up on 11 and 17-yard connections for scores in a 41-15 win over Essex Tech. Bradley finished 12-of-16 for 173 yards and 4 touchdowns for the host Wildcats (4-2). Iamele added a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the win.

Billy Whelan, Hamilton-Wenham — The senior signal-caller rallied the undefeated Generals (6-0) from a 14-6 halftime deficit by throwing four touchdowns, including three in the second half. Whelen sealed the 29-22 victory when he marched his team 95 yards with less than two minutes left and hit Mike Crowley with a 4-yard TD toss with 11 seconds left.

Cory Bright, Bishop Fenwick — The junior quarterback broke the school’s single-season record for TDs in the Crusaders’ 35-8 victory. He completed 13 of 18 passes for 203 yards and scoring tosses of 15, 15, and 40 yards to go along with an 18-yard scoring run, giving him 30 TDs on the season.

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Division 7

Terry and Shane Smith, Seekonk — The quarterback/receiver duo combined for five of their team’s seven touchdowns on passes of 79, 52, 65, 55, 35 and 35 yards to lead the Warriors (4-2) to a 47-19 win over Bourne.

Patrick Fitzgerald, Latin Academy — The senior made scoring catches of 17 and 8 yards and ran for a 32-yard TD in a 19-18 win over Brighton. He tallied the go-ahead score on his 8-yard TD grab with 35.2 seconds left in regulation and had an interception in the final seconds to seal the game for the Dragons (3-3).

Xavier Gonsalves, Mashpee — The junior kicked a field goal, recovered a fumble, and had two sacks in a 25-0 win over Nantucket to keep the Falcons (6-0) undefeated.

Division 8

Khalil Blair, Cathedral — The senior scored four touchdowns on runs of 40 and 75 yards and caught two more for 50 and 65 yards in a 52-6 win over Matignon. He finished with 320 total yards, all of which came in the first half.

Shane Fougere and Chris Campbell, South Shore Voc-Tech — Fougere rushed for 190 yards and TDs of 35, 87 and 39 yards on 11 carries while Campbell went completed 5 of 11 passes for 208 yards and TDs of 60, 20 and 9 yards as the Vikings scored 42 unanswered points in a 48-30 win over Blue Hills.

Bryce Latosek, Millis — The quarterback completed 11 of 17 passes for 150 yards and TDs of 27, 31 and 75 yards to lead Millis past Dover-Sherborn, 31-6.

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Preps

Tristan Edwards, St. George’s — In a 42-0 win over Rivers, the senior captain rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries. He also caught three passes for 14 yards.

John Grady, Nobles — The junior signal-caller showed great poise in a 34-30 thriller over Roxbury Latin, running for touchdowns of 26 and 5 yards, the latter for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter.

Tyler Pereira, Suffield — The junior running back accumulated 293 yards on just 13 carries in a 42-13 drubbing of Phillips Exeter, finding the end zone four times including a 98-yard run.


Correspondents Brandan Blom, Karl Capen, Cole McNanna, Owen Pence, Lenny Rowe, Dan Shulman, and Nate Weitzer also contributed to this story.