VOTE NOW: Week 9 RBC Heritage Player of the Week nominees

It’s getting to be the time of the year when a win is a win, and it means everything. 

With so much on the line, it only seems appropriate that the players who led their teams to wins on Friday night should have a leg up in getting on the Week 9 RBC Heritage Player of the Week ballot.

And it just so happens that we have five area teams who picked up key W’s on Friday, and each of them has (at least) two deserving candidates. 

We added two guys who made mammoth efforts in losing causes to round out an impressive list of candidates for the penultimate RBC Heritage Player of the Week award of the season.

Cast your vote before 3 p.m. Thursday to help our voting panel pick the winner. 

The nominees are (in random order):

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• Daniel Harrington, HHCA — Led the Eagles with seven catches for 187 yards and 2 TDs, along with three rushes for 44 yards and a TD, and six tackles (one tackle for loss) on defense in a 48-6 win at John Paul II.

• JR Patterson, THA — Rushed seven times for 103 yards and three TDs, caught two passes for 61 yards and a TD, and had two tackles (one for loss) and a pass breakup in a 42-6 win over Dorchester Academy.

• James Dagin, BHS — Senior RB rushed 28 times for 191 yards and two TDs in a 38-21 win at Hilton Head High.

• Jace Blackshear, HHCA — Picked off two passes and took one back for a touchdown and added two catches for 16 yards and a TD in a 48-6 win at John Paul II.

• Stone McDonald, HHP — Senior QB was 9-of-16 passing for 183 yards and 3 TDs and added 62 yards and a TD on eight carries in a 54-7 win over Northwood Academy.

• Donovan Ling, MRHS — Rushed 19 times for 146 yards and a TD in the Sharks’ 52-13 win at Battery Creek.

• Cole DeMarzo, HHIHS — Monster effort from the senior with 23 tackles (two for loss), two sacks, a forced fumble, and four receptions for 108 yards and a TD in a 38-21 loss to Beaufort High.

• Bruzza Pusha, THA — Took over under center for the Rebels and ran nine times for 113 yards and a TD to go with 5-for-8 passing for 83 yards and a TD. Also had four tackles and an interception in a 42-6 win over Dorchester Academy.

• De’Arius Hazel, WB — Warriors’ ironman ran 13 times for 111 yards, caught one pass for 10 yards, and made 11 tackles (one for loss) in a 14-7 loss to Bamberg-Ehrhardt.

• Daniel Phares, BHS — Junior continued his strong play at quarterback, rushing 21 times for 136 yards and 2 TDs and going 7-of-12 for 112 yards and a touchdown through the air in a 38-21 win at Hilton Head High.

• Ahmad Green, MRHS — Junior QB had a monster game at Battery Creek, rushing 12 times for 183 yards and four TDs and going 6-of-12 for 118 yards and a TD in a 52-13 win.

• Carson King, HHP — Caught three passes for 81 yards and 2 TDs and made four tackles on defense in a 54-7 win over Northwood Academy.