VOTE for the North Jersey Football Player of the Week for Week 5

After another fun week of the high school football season, it's time to look back on the best performances.

Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Matt Barile, Butler

The senior carried the ball nine times for 121 yards and two first-half touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 41-7 win over previously-undefeated New Milford . Butler is headed to the NJIC semifinals for the first time.

Mikey Branagh, Mahwah

The sophomore threw three touchdown passes in the Thunderbirds' 21-7 win over Dumont on Saturday afternoon. He also kicked all three extra points.

Elijah Burress, DePaul

The senior caught four passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the Spartans' 21-20 win over Don Bosco to stay undefeated. Burress, a Notre Dame commit, is the son of Giants and Jets receiver Plaxico Burress .

Alex Caserta, Waldwick/Midland Park

The senior completed 7 of 12 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown, and ran 9 times for 90 yards and two scores, in the Warriors' 34-19 win over Manchester.

Max de Lagarde, Wayne Hills

The senior caught 12 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 17-7 win over crosstown rival Wayne Valley . Wayne Hills is now 4-2, it's best record at this point in the season since 2020.

Aydin Dean, West Milford

The junior completed 8 of 15 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also ran for the winning score, in the Highlanders' 20-13 win over rival Lakeland on Saturday.

Luke Festa, Indian Hills

The senior caught seven passes for 159 yards and four touchdowns in the Braves' 47-0 win over Bergen Tech. He also returned a kickoff 86 yards for a score, matching a school-record with five touchdowns in the game.

Casey Grusser, Ramapo

The junior completed 20 of 26 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for 108 yards and a score, in the Raiders' 21-7 upset win over top-ranked Passaic Tech .

Viktor Kanjuk, Lyndhurst

The senior made seven tackles, including one sack, as the Golden Bears shut out Palisades Park/Leonia, 48-0, on Saturday. Lyndhurst has won four games in a row.

Steve Klein, Westwood

The junior carried the ball 17 times for 104 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals' 27-14 win over Weequahic on Saturday. Westwood led 21-0 at halftime.

Jason Marasciulo, Cliffside Park/Ridgefield

The senior completed 11 of 17 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown, and also ran 17 times for 113 yards and two scores, in a 27-26 win over North Bergen. He broke the program's all-time passing TD record earlier this year.

Zach Miceli, Old Tappan

The sophomore completed 14 of 19 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns in the Golden Knights' 27-0 win over Northern Highlands on Saturday.

Chris Rios, Wood-Ridge

The junior ran for two first-half touchdowns in the Blue Devils' 21-7 win over Bogota. Wood-Ridge is now 4-1-1 this season.

RJ Weiss, River Dell

The senior amassed more than 200 yards of offense and scored two touchdowns as the Golden Hawks beat Bergenfield, 42-0, scoring all of their points in the first half.

Damani Williams, Dwight Morrow

The senior completed 14 of 19 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and ran 10 times for 133 yards and two scores, in the Maroon Raiders' 36-26 win over Pascack Hills.

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