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Freehold Township quarterback Dakota Lasater completed 23 of 41 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards and a score in a 27-24 victory over Matawan Regional.

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Freehold Township quarterback Dakota Lasater completed 23 of 41 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards and a score in a 27-24 victory over Matawan Regional.

High school football season continues in the state of New Jersey, and there were more top performers during the week of Sept. 17-19.

Somerville's Dylan Boehm passed for 362 yards and five touchdowns, Newton's Evan Cotter rushed for 239 yards and four scores, and West Morris Mendham's Owen Lieberwirth set a school record with 22 tackles.

Those are just a few of this week's nominees for High School On SI New Jersey Football Player of the Week.

Read about all 12 candidates below and cast your vote. Voting will remain open through Sept. 27 at 11: 59 p.m. PT. The winner will be announced next week.

Boehm, a sophomore quarterback, completed 18 of 25 passes for 362 yards and five touchdowns in Somerville's 55-24 victory over Watchung Hills Regional.

Cotter, a junior running back, had 16 carries for 239 rushing yards and four touchdowns in Newton's 41-7 blowout win over Jefferson Township.

Lieberwirth, a senior, set a school record with 22 tackles on defense, while registering 16 carries for 175 rushing yards and a touchdown on offense in West Morris Mendham's 21-7 victory over Randolph.

Sharpe, a junior wide receiver, hauled in four catches for 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Belleville's 36-21 win over Bergen Tech.

Comey, a senior and Cincinnati commit, had 28 carries for 248 rushing yards and five touchdowns in St. Augustine Prep's 42-14 blowout victory over Winslow Township.

McLaughlin, a junior, had 32 carries for 218 rushing yards and four touchdowns on offense, along with a forced fumble on defense in Demarest's 35-27 win over Ridgefield Park.

Lasater, a senior, completed 23 of 41 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards and a score on offense, while forcing a fumble and intercepting a pass in Freehold Township's 27-24 victory over Matawan Regional.

Baginski, a sophomore, had six carries for 101 rushing yards and a score, along with five catches for 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Montville's 42-21 win over Parsippany Hills.

Balsamo, a sophomore linebacker, registered 13 tackles, five tackles for loss, and three sacks in Bishop Eustace Prep's 16-6 victory over Collingswood.

Alvarez, a senior wide receiver, hauled in nine catches for 126 receiving yards and a touchdown in Don Bosco Prep's 35-9 win over Paramus Catholic.

Fleming had another impressive week by going 19-of-28 for 380 passing yards and five touchdowns on offense, and registering seven tackles, a tackle for loss, and a pass break-up in Elizabeth's 62-35 victory over St. Joseph.

Veenstra, a junior wide receiver, caught nine passes for 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Ramsey's 24-14 win over Mountain Lakes.

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It was published on September 22, 2026 and last updated on October 9, 2026. The time of the story is shown in your own time zone on the page.

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