Congratulations to Shawan Gresham – Athlete of the Week

School: St. Mary

Sport: Football

Class: Senior. Age: 17.

Accomplishment: In the 46-8 win over Saddle Brook, Gresham rushed for 317 yards and five touchdowns on 34 carries. Defensively as a linebacker, he posted six tackles and returned an interception for another score.

“He’s really impressing me with his maturity this year. He has become one of our best leaders of the team. That’s the most impressive part.”

— Coach Mike Coyne

Also nominated: Mitch Bloom of Pascack Hills, Austin Albericci of NV/Demarest, and Jasiah Purdie of Hasbrouck Heights for football; and Steven Fiumefreddo of Indian Hills for cross-country.