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Antuan Gardner from Niles wins player of the week honor again

Niles
Niles

Antuan Gardner from Niles is the repeat winner of the Mahoning Matters Football Athlete of the week poll in Week 5.

He ran for 194 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries in addition to a 38-yard passing score to lead Niles past Lakeview, 31-0.

Other nominees included:

  • Dan Evans III: Caught eight passes for 81 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing touchdown to lead Fitch to a 41-0 win over Stow.
  • Ashton O’Brien: Completed all 11 of his pass attempts for 175 passing yards and four touchdowns to lead Cardinal Mooney to a 42-0 win over Lutheran East.
  • Luke Henning: Threw two touchdown passes and intercepted two passes to lead Western Reserve past Lowellville, 21-14.
  • Jack Ericson: Completed 17-for-21 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing touchdowns to lead Ursuline past Harding, 56-20.
  • Blake Ewert: scored three first-half touchdowns to lead South Range past Struthers, 37-33.


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    This story was originally published September 23, 2023 at 2:40 PM.