After two weeks of appetizers, Week 1 of the Rhode Island high school football season was certainly a delightful main course.

Football ruled the state sports scene from Thursday to Saturday as nearly every team in the state took the field. The only thing that shined brighter than the sun over three days of perfect weather was the performances of players all over Rhode Island.

Finding players for the season’s Providence Journal Player of the Week Award wasn’t difficult. Narrowing the field, as always, was more of a chore and we’re just happy we don’t have to pick a winner – as always, we’ll leave that up to our readers.

To cast you vote, check out the bios of this week’s five nominees and then scroll to the bottom of the page and pick who you think should be honored as Player of the We

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