Muskegon Catholic Central’s sophomore quarterback Cameron Martinez showed his Division I bonafides as a freshman in the state finals, and in Week 2 against Frankfort.

Lake Area Offensive Player of the Week

Zack Pickens  Sr  QB  Watervliet: He had the most prolific scoring game in modern state history against Buchanan. Pickens threw for 258 yards and five TDS and ran for 138 and four TDs. He also threw for four two-point conversions and ran for another, accounting for 64 of Watervliet’s 72 points. That’s the third-highest point total in state history, and the most in nearly 100 years. His nine TDs are the fifth-most in state history, but no one has scored more in nearly 90 years.

Lake Area Defensive Player of the Week

Joel Wilson  Sr  LB  Petoskey: One of the most versatile, athletic prospects in the Lake Area 2018 class, Wilson lived up to that rep when the QB also started at outside linebacker in a 14-7 win against Escanaba and had a sack, two tackles for a loss and broke up a pass.

Lake Area Small School Player of the Week

Cameron Martinez  So  QB  Muskegon Catholic Central: One of the Lake Area’s top 5 2020 recruits, Martinez led MCC to a quality win up North, 31-6 at Frankfort. He ran for 217 yards and a pair of TDs and threw a TD pass. On the defensive side he made an interception.

Lake Area Northern Michigan Player of the Week

Zach Noren  Sr  RB  Lake City: He ran the ball 16 times for 168 yards and four TDs as 2-0 Lake City beat Sanford Meridian 48-20.

Lake Area Coach of the Week

Andrew Pratley, Holland: The Dutch improved to 2-0 with a 58-6 win at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. The last time Holland began the season 2-0 was 2011 when they ended up a school-record 9-3.