Vote: Who should be SBLive's Central North Carolina high school football defensive player of the week (10/16/2023)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Central North Carolina high school football defensive football player of the week for Oct. 16 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote in our poll. You may vote as often as you like. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll. If you would like to nominate an athlete, tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivenc.

Congratulations to last week's winner, Jamari Clark of Monroe.

Editor’s note: Our Players of the Week polls are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times you can vote during the competition. Our poll in no way is meant to discredit other players not mentioned.

HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S NOMINEES

Daviare Eldridge, West Forsyth: Eldridge had two interceptions in a 50-42 win over Davie County.

Garrison Dibble, Atkins: Dibble had 15 tackles and a sack in a 32-28 loss to Northeast Guilford.

Elijah Barber, Myers Park: Barber had seven tackles and an interception in a 49-0 win over Olympic.

Jordan Gonder, Northwest Cabarrus: Gonder had 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in a 43-7 win over Concord.

Braxton Winston, Providence Day: Winston finished with five tackles, an interception and blocked a kick in a 47-13 win over Charlotte Christian.

Micah Gilbert, Charlotte Christian: Gilbert recorded three interceptions and three tackles in a 47-13 loss to Providence Day.

Phil Harris, Butler: Harris had 12 tackles and two tackles for loss in a 24-21 win over Charlotte Catholic.