The week of Oct. 5-11 was another week of Iowa high school football featuring teams from the Des Moines metro area.

Some of the standout games included Class 5A No. 1 Waukee Northwest rolling past No. 10 and four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk, 38-7, and 3 Dowling Catholic getting past Waukee, 30-14. In 4A, No. 6 Adel-Desoto-Minburn crushed No. 8 Glenwood, 45-3.

There were several outstanding individual performances by football players from the metro area during the week. There were also standout efforts in boys cross country and golf.

Here are the Des Moines Register's male Athlete of the Week candidates from the Des Moines metro area for the week of Oct. 5-11. DesMoinesRegister.com readers vote to determine the winners, who will be announced at the end of the week

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