Week 13 Huntsville Times Player of the Week had 3-TD night to help team advance

The Week 13 Huntsville Times football Player of the Week helped keep his team unbeaten in an emotion-packed second-round playoff win.

West Morgan running back Ty Jones picked up 87 percent of the 821 votes cast in the survey after scoring three touchdowns in the Rebels’ 28-7 win over Madison Academy in Class 4A play. Jones, a 6-foot, 195-pound senior, had a 32-yard TD reception and scored on runs of 13 and 1 yard in the win.

Jones is the first student-athlete from West Morgan to finish atop the poll this season.

The game pitted West Morgan head coach Drew Phillips against his former high school coach Bob Godsey with the student moving on to the quarterfinals.

West Morgan (12-0) will host 7-5 Anniston on Friday while Madison Academy closed out the season at 7-5.

Fyffe running back Ryder Gipson finished second in the poll with 9 percent of the total. Gipson, a 5-11, 185-pound sophomore, had 25 carries for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns as the fifth-ranked Red Devils beat No. 6 Gordo 42-14 in the Class 3A playoffs.

Fyffe, at 9-2, will travel to play No. 3 Piedmont (12-0) on Friday for a chance to earn a spot in the semifinals. Fyffe has beaten the Bulldogs all three times the teams have met.

Christian Pritchard was third in the balloting with 2 percent of the total. The 5-8, 140-pound Muscle Shoals defensive back had a 74-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown with less than a minute left in the game as the Trojans beat defending Class 6A state champions Clay-Chalkville 31-21 last week.

No. 9 Muscle Shoals (9-2) will travel to meet second-ranked Parker (11-1) in the quarterfinals.

Watch for the weekly nominees on Sundays this fall and be sure to cast your vote each week.