Voters decide Week 8 football Players of the Week
A quarterback, running back and defensive back/kick returner earned Player of the Week honors, according to voters in the Week 7 regional polls.
Quarterback Paul Andrzejewski of St. John Paul II, running back Conner Nelson of Leeds and defender/kick returner Dorian Smith of Faith Academy were voted the Players of the Week in polls that drew 72,679 votes.
Huntsville’s Player of the Week completed 17-of-24 passes for 282 yards for St. John Paull II in a 27-20 win over New Hope. Andrzejewski had three touchdown passes. He picked up 3,510 of 8,844 votes in the poll.
Andrew Hunter of Randolph finished second in the Huntsville voting.
Nelson earned the Hollis Wright Birmingham Player of the Week honors with 8,738 of 23,338 votes. Nelson ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries and caught 4 passes for 51 yards in a 23-7 win over Alexandria.
Jared Smith of Spain Park finished second in the balloting.
Dorian Smith of Faith Academy finished first in the Coastal Player of the Week voting, the third straight winner from Faith. Smith got 26,121 of the 40,497 votes. Smith scored twice for the Rams last week, on a 28-yard interception return and a 40-yard punt return.
Joe Lott of UMS-Wright finished second in the Coastal vote.
Be sure to watch for next week’s polls on Sunday.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Week 1
Coastal: Cole Blaylock, UMS-Wright
Hollis Wright Birmingham: QB Reese, Ramsay
Huntsville: Ian Garner, Brindlee Mountain
Week 2
Coastal: Cole Blaylock, UMS-Wright
Hollis Wright Birmingham: Conner Nelson, Leeds
Huntsville: Nic Strong, Randolph
Week 3
Coastal: Caden Creel, Fairhope
Hollis Wright Birmingham: Zach Sims, Thompson
Huntsville: Kalob Ford, Brindlee Mountain
Week 4
Coastal: Colin Wilson, Mobile Christian
Holllis Wright Birmingham: Riley Harmon, Oak Grove
Huntsville: Andrew Hunter, Randolph
Week 5
Coastal: Caden Creel, Fairhope
Holllis Wright Birmingham: Jalen Jones, Ramsay
Huntsville: Grayson Davenport, Randolph
Week 6
Coastal: Jarrett Daughtry, Faith Academy
Hollis Wright Birmingham: Fluff Bothwell, Oneonta
Huntsville: Jack Smith, Hartselle
Week 7
Coastal: Brandon Dean, Faith Academy
Hollis Wright Birmingham: Cole McCarty, Moody
Huntsville: Andrew Hunter, Randolph