Poll: Which high school athlete should be the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week? (Sept. 4)

The 2022-23 high school sports season moved into its second week and several outstanding performances by South Florida athletes highlighted the action once again.

This week, we continue a weekly feature where we ask you to vote for the best performer of the week in South Florida high school sports.

Below is a look at the five candidates from last week’s action. Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, Sept. 8, around 10 p.m. You may vote as often as you like until then.

Here are the candidates from last week’s events:

▪ Wayne Peart, Chaminade, football: Peart recorded a staggering six sacks to lead the Lions’ defense in a 49-28 victory over Fort Lauderdale Dillard.

▪ Jackson Pegg, Ransom Everglades, football: Pegg threw for five touchdowns in a 34-14 win over St. Brendan.

▪ Ennio Yapoor, Miami Norland, football: Yapoor ran for over 100 yards and a touchdown, threw for another and finished with nearly 300 yards combined to lead the Vikings to a 31-12 win over Carol City in their district opener.

▪ Emily Matias, Westminster Christian, volleyball: Matias recorded 68 kills over six matches to lead the Warriors to the championship of the national division of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

▪ Ashley Fitzgerald, American Heritage, girls’ cross country: Fitzgerald, a state runner-up last season, continued her strong start to the season with a victory at the King of the Hill Invitational.

This story was originally published September 4, 2022 at 10:13 AM.