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High school football: Cast your vote for Varsity 845 Week 9 Player of the Week

This week's Varsity 845 Player of the Week poll is live. Finalists were chosen based on games played Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 and on information reported to the Times Herald-Record.

The poll will be open until 2 p.m. Wednesday, so cast your votes now! The winner will be announced at @Varsity845 on Twitter. Last week's winner was Tri-Valley's Austin Hartman.

Week 9 scoreboard: Schedule, scores and recaps for Nov. 2-Nov. 5

Finalists (listed alphabetically)

Dan Breheny, Cornwall

Breheny went 10 of 21 passing for 159 yards, along with 134 rushing yards on 15 carries with three touchdowns to lead No. 1 Cornwall (7-2) to a 35-21 win over No. 4 Minisink Valley in the Section 9 Class A semifinals.

Manny Hannon, Pine Bush

Hannon rushed for 168 yards on 12 carries, while catching two passes for 25 yards and two touchdowns in his team's 41-33 loss in a season finale to Warwick (6-4).

Joey Krasniewicz/Ryan McLaughlin/Jonah Mederos, Warwick

Krasniewicz threw for 236 yards and four touchdown passes (three to McLaughlin) to lead visiting Warwick (6-4) to a 41-33 win over Pine Bush (1-8) in a season-finale. McLaughlin finished the game with 11 receptions and 179 receiving yards. Mederos had three interceptions on defense.

Chris Leahy, Burke Catholic

Leahy ran for a season-high 421 yards and had five rushing touchdowns to lead Burke Catholic (8-2) to a 47-33 victory over Wallkill (4-6).

Casimiro Pomales Jr./Jacob Wright, Ellenville

The duo combined for eight rushing touchdowns to lead Ellenville (4-5) to a 64-51 win over Pine Plains (3-5) in eight-man football. Pomales Jr. ran for over 150 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns of 2, 4, 5 and 50 yards. Wright added four rushing touchdowns of 3, 8, 10 and 15 yards.

O'Neill's Jordan Thompson gets tackled by Burke's James Compito during the Section 9 football game at O'Neill High School in Highland Falls on Friday, October 14, 2022.
O'Neill's Jordan Thompson gets tackled by Burke's James Compito during the Section 9 football game at O'Neill High School in Highland Falls on Friday, October 14, 2022.

Jordan Thompson, James I. O'Neill

Thompson had three touchdowns (two rushing and one receiving) in his team's 35-14 road win over Goshen (4-6). O'Neill improved to 8-2 and will prepare for the Section 9 Class C championship game on Nov. 12 at 4 p.m.

Nick York, Kingston

The inside linebacker made 16 tackles, including seven for a loss, as Kingston (5-4) defeated Valley Central (1-9), 28-7, in a season-finale. The 5-4 finish is the best for the Tigers since 2011, according to coach Quintin Johnson.

This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Varsity 845 High School Football Player of the Week poll