Voting is now open for the First National Bank Player of the Week award for first-round playoff action.
The poll will be open until 7 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Votes can be cast once every 30 minutes (per IP address, so if multiple devices are on the same wifi network, only one can vote during that time).
Check out a slideshow of previous winners in the regular season here:
Centennial’s Josh Forsee was named Player of the Week for Week 1. Pictured with Forsee (right) is Centennial head coach Matt Kriesky. (Photo by Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Whites Creek’s Gabe Johnson (center) was named Player of the Week for Week 2. Pictured with Johnson are Whites Creek athletic director Michael Fox (left) and Cobras head coach William Darnell (right). (Photo by Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Cane Ridge’s Shivan Abdullah was named Player of the Week for Week 3. Pictured with Abdullah (left) is Cane Ridge head coach Eddie Woods. (Photo by Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Lipscomb Academy’s Maureice Sherrill, Jr. was named Player of the Week for Week 4. (Photo by Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Donelson Christian Academy’s Dayton Sneed (left) and Bradford Gaines (right) took home Player of the Week honors in Weeks 5 and 7, respectively. (Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Green Hill’s Kaleb Carver was the Week 6 Player of the Week recipient. Carver (left) is pictured with Green Hill head coach Josh Crouch. (Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Page’s Jake McNamara was the Week 8 Player of the Week recipient. McNamara (left) is pictured with Page head coach Charles Rathbone. (Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Donelson Christian Academy’s Ashton Jones received Player of the Week honors in Week 9. Jones (left) is pictured with DCA head coach Paul Wade. (Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Blackman quarterback Jack Risner (left) was the First National Bank Player of the Week for Week 10. Risner is pictured with Blackman head coach Chandler Tygard. (Chris Brooks/615 Preps)
Springfield’s Lamarious Daniels won First National Bank Player of the Week honors for Week 11 of the regular season. (Scott Burton/615 Preps)
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, for the Player of the Week award for Round 1:
Zack Beard, East Nashville: Beard had a pair of rushing touchdowns and three through the air in the Eagles’ 48-0 victory over visiting White House Heritage.
Kaleb Carver, Green Hill: Carver had 218 total scrimmage yards, two receiving touchdowns, a 70-yard punt return for a score and a 50-yard kick return for a touchdown and two interceptions in the Hawks 48-40 victory over visiting Franklin County.
Cade Law, CPA: Law threw four touchdown passes and ran for another touchdown in the Lions’ 41-9 win over visiting Boyd Buchanan.
Freddy Paxton, Portland: Paxton had two catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns to finish with 250 total yards in a 28-27 loss at Munford.
Josh Strickland, Nashville Christian: Strickland had 209 yards and five touchdowns on 19 carries in a 41-7 win over visiting Lakeway Christian.
Coby Walton, Nolensville: Walton was 22-of-30 passing for 313 yards and six touchdowns in a 52-21 win at Station Camp.
Davis White, Brentwood: White was 24-of-39 passing for 242 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-21 win at Germantown.
Sean Williams, BGA: Williams had 23 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns and had 9.5 tackles in a 28-27 win over visiting Chattanooga Christian.