Week 1 of the NCHSAA high school football and soccer playoffs have concluded, and it's time to highlight the best performances.

As the second week of the boys soccer postseason arrives, Gray's Creek stands alone on the pitch out of the six Fayetteville-area teams that made the playoff field. On Friday night, Terry Sanford football eliminated E.E. Smith while Westover, South View and Gray's Creek saw their seasons come to an end as well.

Highlighted by a five-touchdown passing performance and a match-winning goal in double-OT, here are five 910Preps Athlete of the Week nominees on this week's ballot.

Coaches, athletic directors, and parents are asked to submit weekly nominees along with a headshot photo of the nominee to jfmoore@gannett.com each week.

Here are your Athlete of the Week n

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