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# NHHSSports Football Performances of the Week (Sept. 23)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/nhhssports-football-performances-of-the-week-sept-23/
- Published: 2025-09-23T18:39:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-23T18:39:24.000Z
- Description: Every week during the football season, on the Ninth State Sports Show podcast, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman will each select a Player and a Team of the Week from the previous weekend’s performances.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Fall Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, football, Player of the Week, slider, Team of the Week, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Every week during the football season, on the Ninth State Sports Show podcast, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman will each select a Player and a Team of the Week from the previous weekend’s performances.

You can listen to this week’s podcast [by going here.](https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/ninth-state-sports-show-football-edition-sept-23-presented-by-the-event-center-nashua/)

Here are the selections for Week 3:

### Player of the Week

- **Mike’s** **Pick: Luke Draper, Pelham.** The sophomore made the most of his opportunities in the Pythons' 55-7 win over Hanover. Draper ran for 134 yards and four touchdowns on 10 carries and also had two interceptions on defense, one a 96-yard pick-6.
- **Joe’s Pick: Brody Helton, Bedford.** The senior scored three touchdowns in the second half to help the Bulldogs overcome a 14-0 deficit. Helton finished with 180 yards rushing and two touchdowns and had three catches for 31 yards and another score.

### Team of the Week

- **Mike’s Pick: Manchester Central.** The Little Green picked up their first win of the year, beating Concord 13-7\. Central stepped up on defense, forcing three turnovers and holding the Crimson Tide's rushing attack in check in the second half.
- **Joe’s Pick: Plymouth.** The Bobcats could not be stopped in their 46-14 win Saturday over Trinity. Plymouth had seven possessions and scored seven touchdowns, rushing for almost five hundred yards and 23 first downs, going to 3-0 on the

### Top Performers of 2025

**Week 3**

- **Players:** Luke Draper, Pelham; Brody Helton, Bedford.
- **Teams:** Manchester Central; Plymouth.

**Week 2**

- **Players:** Jacob Schuff, Manchester Memorial; Jordan Zannini, Salem.
- **Teams:** Concord; Pelham.

**Week 1**

- **Players:** Ollie Service, Trinity; Serafin Agramonte, Kingswood.
- **Teams:** Nashua South; Manchester West.

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