Bee’s Best prep football poll: Here is the winner of the Player of the Week for Week 8
Roland Russo of Bullard is the winner in The Bee’s Player of the Week for Week 8.
Russo was the top-vote getter with 23,376 votes (47%).
Miguel Gallardo of Fowler finished second with 17,114 votes (35%) and Beau Green of Madera (3,435, 7%) came in third. Victor Espinoza of Tulare Union received 3,305 votes (7%) and Nahzae Cox of Fresno had 1,541 votes (3%) to come in fifth.
Eighteen high school football players in the Fresno area were nominated.
The poll ended at noon Saturday.
Past winners: Tanner Wilson of Sunnyside (Week 0), Beau Green of Madera (Week 1), Andrew Camarillo of Orosi (Week 2), Ah’marion Gaines-Smith of Central (Week 3), Caleb Hall of Edison (Week 4), Cayden Muir of Hanford (Week 5 and Week 6) and Ashton Chalabian of Kerman (Week 7).
Coaches may nominate an athlete for next week’s prep poll by email to agalaviz@fresnobee.com.
This story was originally published October 18, 2021 at 10:53 AM.