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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 22-28 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Dec. 6. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email sblive-social@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivemass.

THIS WEEK’S MASSACHUSETTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Zylus Abney, West Boylston

Abney rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-8 win over Ayer-Shirley.

Brendan Burke, Quaboag

Burke carried the ball 21 times for 137 yards and two touchdown in Quaboag’s 22-7 win over Ware. He also racked up 16 tackles on defense.

Abner Colon-Martinez, Tantasqua

Colon-Martinez rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns in Tantasqua’s 20-16 win over Shepherd Hill.

Caeden Constant, Leominster

Constant accounted for four touchdowns – two passing and two rushing – to lead Leominster to a 32-0 win over Fitchburg.

Tyler Dimond, Grafton

Dimond rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another TD to lead Grafton to a 35-7 win over Millbury. Dimond finished with 267 yards of total offense.

Ashton Dupras, Sutton

Dupras returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown in Sutton’s 23-13 win over Blackstone-Millville/Hopedale

Owen Faulha, Quabbin

Faulha carried the ball 27 times for 362 yards and five touchdowns to lead Quabbin to a 34-0 win over Gardner.

Tobias Haire, Doherty

Haire returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in Doherty’s 38-7 win over Burncoat.

Coleman Hostage, Algonquin

Hostage accounted for five touchdowns – three passing and two rushing – to lead Algonquin to a 49-0 win over Westborough.

Damien Jones, St. Bernard’s

Jones rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns and intercepted three passes to lead St. Bernard’s to a 48-14 win over St. Paul.

Antoine LaCourt-Ramos, Oxford

LaCourt-Ramos rushed for a touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 41-14 win over Bay Path.

Lucas Lambert, Oxford

Lambert ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third TD to lead Oxford to a 41-14 win over Bay Path.

Angelo LaRose, South

LaRose carried the ball 15 times for 189 yards and three touchdowns to lead South to a 50-6 win over Worcester North. His performance put him at 2,905 rushing yards for the season, which is a Massachusetts single-season state record.

Charles Manu Jr., Worcester Tech

Manu Jr. returned a kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown and rushed for a 12-yard TD in Worcester Tech’s 32-14 win over Abby Kelley.

Michael Mero, Leicester

Mero rushed for three touchdowns, threw a TD pass and kicked a field goal in a 34-31 loss to Auburn.

Mike Nadeau, Auburn

Nadeau caught three touchdown passes, rushed for another TD and intercepted two passes in Auburn’s 34-31 win over Leicester.

Jack O’Sullivan, Shrewsbury

O’Sullivan passed for a touchdown and rushed for a TD to lead Shrewsbury to a 14-13 win over Wachusett.

Paul Ramos, Algonquin

Ramos carried the ball 10 times for 102 yards and a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass in a 49-0 win over Westborough.

Connor Salmon, Nashoba

Salmon rushed 19 times for 312 yards and four touchdowns in Nashoba’s 47-19 win over Clinton.

Alex Worthington, Quaboag

Worthington caught 9 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in a 22-7 win over Ware.