VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Football Player of the Week for sectionals

The time has come once again to vote for The Star Press East Central Indiana high school Football Player of the Week from the first week of sectional tournaments, brought to you by IU Health.The reigning Football Player of the Week is Wes-Del running back Rhyker Mauck. Mauck only needed six carries to rack up 100 yards and three touchdowns in Wes-Del's 71-0 win over Cambridge City Lincoln as the Warriors finished an undefeated regular season. He received 1,560 out of 2,296 votes cast (68%) for his second Football Player of the Week poll win this season.Each Football Player of the Week poll will include one nominee from each of the area's 10 football-playing schools, whether his team wins or loses, as long as his stats are made available in time. To submit nominees for future polls, please email names and statistics for the week to cbhampton@usatodayco.comby Sunday after each game day. Wes-Del is not represented in this week's poll as the Warriors were on bye for the first round of sectionals.This will be our last Football Player of the Week poll that is separate from the Athlete of the Week poll. With only five football teams still playing and most other fall sports athletes having completed their season, we will shift back to one Athlete of the Week poll that runs Monday to Friday starting next week. The poll will remain open until Thursday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. ET. You may vote as many times as you'd like — simply refresh the page and wait one minute for the poll to cool down to vote again. Please vote using the poll found by scrolling to the bottom of this page — votes submitted via email will not be counted.Here's a quick look at this week's nominees:Brady Bannister, RB, Blackford: Bannister carried the ball 25 times for 116 yards and scored the Bruins lone touchdown in Blackford's 50-7 loss to Lapel. He finished his senior season with 891 rushing yards and five touchdowns.Aven Thomas, RB, Delta: Thomas ran the ball 24 times for 121 yards and a touchdown in Delta's 41-14 loss to 4A No. 10 Logansport. He finished his senior season with 1,135 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns plus 196 receiving yards and an additional touchdown.Bryan Fields, LB, Jay County: Fields racked up 10 total tackles including four tackles-for-loss and also had a sack and an interception in Jay County's 47-0 win over Marion.Carson Siekmann, QB/RB/WR/DB, Monroe Central: Siekmann lined up all over the field and made an impact everywhere for the Golden Bears during their 27-22 loss to Tri. On offense, he completed 2-of-6 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, ran the ball 11 times for a team-leading 46 yards, and hauled in three receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Siekmann had a team-high seven tackles with three tackles-for-loss, a sack and a fumble recovery.Mason Ferguson, QB, Muncie Central: Ferguson was hyper-efficient in Muncie Central's 34-23 win over Kokomo, finishing with more touchdowns than incompletions. He went 15-of-18 passing for 207 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers. He also ran the ball 10 times for 59 yards and another touchdown.Carson Bell, QB, New Castle: Bell went 18-for-38 passing for 199 yards and two touchdowns in New Castle's 52-18 loss to 3A No. 5 Lawrenceburg. Bell finishes his senior season with 1,658 passing yards and 18 total touchdowns (15 passing, three rushing) and finishes his Trojans career with over 4,500 passing yards.Drake Masters, QB, Shenandoah: Masters only completed one pass for 15 yards but did plenty of damage with his legs, running the ball 14 times for 213 yards and five touchdowns in Shenandoah's 42-14 win over Winchester.Joey Vasquez, RB, Winchester Community: Vasquez ran the ball 27 times for 171 yards and a touchdown in Winchester's 42-14 loss to Shenandoah. He finished his junior season with 1,045 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns plus 180 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.Sam Tokar, QB/LB, Yorktown: Tokar had more total touchdowns than incompletions in Yorktown's 35-14 win over Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. He went 15-for-18 passing for 207 yards and three touchdowns and ran the ball 10 times for 42 yards and another touchdown. He also had a strong day defensively with 10 total tackles including a tackle-for-loss.Contact Cade Hampton via email at cbhampton@usatodayco.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @CadeHamp10.This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Football Player of the Week for sectionals