Vote for the lohud Flag Football Player of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital

Who will be the lohud Flag Football Player of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital? It's time to look at the standouts from May 19-25.

Check out the nominees in lohud Flag Football Player of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital, and cast your vote. The athletes' credentials are listed above the fan poll, which will be open until 3 p.m. Wednesday. The winner will be announced on social media on Wednesday.

Winners this season: Ava Fagin, Brewster; Alyssa Sanchez, Tappan Zee; Alyssa Gambichler, Putnam Valley; Lia Buerkle, Putnam Valley, Sophia Bueti, Fox Lane; Della Gonzalez, Byram Hills

Let's meet the candidates.

Eve Girardi, Tappan Zee

In Tappan Zee's 21-20 win over Brewster in the Section 1 Class B final, Girardi was 18 for 31 with 227 yards and three touchdown passes. She also had three flag pulls.

Hera Isakaj, Horace Greeley

In a 13-7 quarterfinal win over Mahopac, Isakaj rushed for 140 yards and had two rushing touchdowns.

Jonna Rivera, Hendrick Hudson

In Hen Hud's 13-12 win over Ardsley in the Section 1 Class C final, Rivera had a touchdown catch and also had a 57-yard reception that set up the Sailors' second score. In Hen Hud's 39-18 win over Westlake/Briarcliff in the semifinals, she had a touchdown reception.

Lilly Tessler, Scarsdale

In Scarsdale's 41-7 win over Arlington in the Section 1 Class A final, Tessler threw five touchdown passes. Over the course of the Section 1 tournament, she threw for 504 yards, ran for six touchdowns and threw eight touchdown passes.

Phil Strum is an editor who oversees local sports for The Journal News/lohud.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: lohud flag football player of the week poll for May 19-25, 2025