Huntsville area Player of the Week: Two-way star earns Week 4 honors
The Week 4 Huntsville Times football Player of the Week had a standout performance on both sides of the ball in a key region game last Friday and ran away with the vote in AL.com’s weekly poll.
Graham Batey of Randolph got 59 percent of the 11,808 votes cast in the survey to finish on top of the list. Batey had 186 rushing yards with four touchdowns and caught three passes for 47 yards and another score as the Raiders won their third straight game – all in Class 4A, Region 8 – 35-9 over Westminster Christian to improve to 3-1 on the year.
Batey, a senior who also plays safety, had 11 tackles with two stops for a loss. He is the second player from Randolph to earn Player of the Week honors in 2024 after Noah Gaunt was the top vote-getter in Week 2.
Bob Jones quarterback Johnny Jackson came out on top in a tight finish for second in the poll. The senior threw for 196 yards and four TDs in a 50-23 win at Grissom to improve to 3-1 and 1-1 in Class 7A, Region 4. Jackson completed 13-of-23 passes and had one interception. He got 14.19 percent of the votes.
Fyffe’s Maddox Doss was third in the voting with 14.02 percent of the total. The sophomore who is listed as a free safety, running back and quarterback on the Fyffe roster scored a pair of special-teams touchdowns as the Class 3A No. 3 Red Devils rolls over Region 8 foe Asbury 63-0.
Doss returned two punts for scores – from 51 and 41 yards.
Watch for the weekly nominees on Sundays this fall and be sure to cast your vote each week.