VOTE for your favorite Rockford-area athlete of the week for Sept. 14-19

As the fall sports season passes the midway point, it’s time for you to go and vote on the Rockford Register Star’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 14-19.

Go to our poll and vote now.

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To nominate an athlete for our AOTW poll, send an email to jtaft@rrstar.com by 10 a.m. Monday mornings, with information and stats on why you think they deserve to be nominated.

Almost every week for the rest of the school year, we will compile a list of athletes from the Rockford area who had standout weeks and let you, the reader, vote on who you think deserves the AOTW award. Every week you will be able to find the nominees as well as the poll at rrstar.com.

The AOTW poll will stay open until noon on Friday.

This week’s nominees are:

Alvarez continued his strong season, rushing for 240 yards and four touchdowns during Belvidere’s 42-26 win over East. He also had three tackles, and two two-point conversions.

Anderson had 20 assists to go along with eight digs and a pair of kills during Durand’s straight-set victory over Pearl City last Wednesday. Durand was 16-2 as it was set to host Rockford Christian on Monday.

Brixen shot a 39 and was the only one to break a 40 at Lake Carroll Golf Course last Tuesday to lead Eastland to the 10-stroke win over Forreston.

McElroy rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns as North pounded on Boylan 34-0. The Blue Thunder rushed for 309 yards as a team against the Titans.

Politsch had 10 carries for 147 yards and two TDs during Forreston’s 40-20 win over Eastland/Pearl City on Friday night, and the QB also had a 39-yard touchdown pass.

Raders rushed for 191 yards and a TD as Le-Win won its third in a row this past Friday night.

Wright racked up 30 assists to help lift Stockton over Milledgeville in a tight three-set battle last week. Stockton was 19-0 headed into this week.

Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star.

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