High School Football Players of the Week

Before playoff fever strikes, a look at the top performances from Week 7 of the high school football season.

Aaron Whitehouse, Tewksbury — The Redmen's senior Mr. Everything, Whitehouse came up big in the biggest game of the season, scoring two touchdowns in a 20-7 win over Billerica. With the win, Tewksbury (7-0) won the MVC Small title. The 5-foot-7-inch Whitehouse caught a 47-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, then returned a punt 59 yards for a score that put Tewksbury ahead to stay.

Michael LaFrange, Falmouth — The Clippers rolled to their seventh straight win this fall behind the senior running back's 162 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-8 win over Nauset. LaFrange scored on a 65-yard run on the first offensive play of the game.

Bobby Maimaron, Duxbury — Making his almost weekly appearance, the Green Dragons' senior quarterback threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more in a 42-8 win over Hingham. Maimaron has 21 touchdown passes this fall and 103 for his career. His career total ties Everett's Jonathan DiBiaso for second all-time.

Calvin Johnson, St. Mary's — The Spartans' senior and leading scorer in Division 3A ran for 185 yards on just four carries with two touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Austin Prep. St. Mary's is one of 15 undefeated teams in EMass football.

Bo Millett, Marblehead — In a 43-0 win over Lynn English, the senior defensive end had 15 tackles and two sacks as the Magicians finished the regular season 7-0 with a Northeastern North title. Marblehead is the top seed in Division 2A North.

Nick Martin, Braintree — In a 52-13 win over Weymouth, the Wamps senior running back scored three touchdowns on runs of 20, 7, and 4 yards.

Alex Lucas, Walpole — There was wind, rain, bad footing, and a kicker who didn't care about any of it. The senior booted field goals of 28, 31, and 34 yards to give the Rebels a 16-0 win over Dedham.

Fabian Polynice, Boston Latin — The Wolfpack won their first game of the year thanks to their senior co-captain. In a 56-23 win over Weston, Polynice scored two touchdowns on kick returns, one touchdown on a 34-yard interception return, and one on a 36-yard pass reception.

Xaverian defense — Throw them all in there and why not? The Hawks shut out BC High, 17-0, their third shut out of the season and second against a Catholic Conference opponent. Xaverian held BC High's star running back Danny Abraham to 29 yards on 18 carries.

Ethan McCullough, Lincoln-Sudbury — The Warriors senior running back scored two touchdowns on 1-yard runs as L-S edged Acton-Boxboro, 21-20, to win the Dual County League Large title. L-S enters the playoffs as the top seed in Division 1A North.

Jack Tishman, Wellesley — The junior quarterback led the Raiders to the Bay State Herget title in a 36-28 win over Milton that took two days to complete. Tishman threw two second-half touchdown passes along with running for two scores as Wellesley finished the regular season 7-0 and the No. 2 seed in Division 1A South.

Christian D'Antonio, Natick — The Redhawks junior quarterback threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score in a 28-14 win over Norwood. Natick clinched the No. 3 seed and a first-round home game in the Division 1A South tournament.