Fans can cast their vote for the Miracle Auto Group Players of the Week awards for Week 8 games.
The poll will be open until noon Central time on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Votes can be cast once a day.
Make sure to watch the Midstate :48 live each Wednesday at 7 p.m. on our YouTube channel to see who we select as the winner. Our team submits their votes, and the fans’ poll winner gets one vote on the show as well.
If there’s a tie, the fans’ voting serves as the tiebreaker and the higher-finishing player in the poll wins.
New this season, we’re honoring a Line of the Week each week. We’re taking coach nominations as well as poring through stats to determine the finalists, and then your votes (and your votes alone) decide that winner.
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, for the Player of the Week award for Week 8:
Isaiah Groves, East Robertson: Groves ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries and caught three passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns in the Indians’ 35-0 victory over visiting Trousdale County.
Hicks Hunter, Sycamore: Hunter rushed for 329 yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries in the War Eagles’ 41-15 victory over visiting Cheatham County.
Logan Kinnard, FRA: Kinnard was 8-of-12 passing for 267 yards and four touchdowns in the Panthers’ 61-20 victory over visiting BGA.
Johnny Silvestri, Brentwood: Silvestri intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble in the Bruins’ 28-21 win at Centennial.
Briz Trapp, DeKalb County: Trapp was 15-for-18 passing for 215 yards and five touchdowns and ran 12 times for 64 yards in the Tigers’ 42-10 victory over visiting Cumberland County.
William Wiebush, Page: Wiebush returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown in the Patriots’ 35-7 victory at Hillsboro.
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, for the Line of the Week award for Week 8:
Davidson Academy defense: The Bears held Webb School to 76 total yards, registered three sacks and Glenn Seabrooks returned an interception for a touchdown.
East Robertson offense: The Indians rolled up 461 yards of total offense (347 rushing, 114 passing) in their win over Trousdale County.
Macon County defense: The Tigers held Livingston Academy to 104 total yards and seven first downs with a sack, a fumble recovery and seven tackles for a loss.
Nolensville defense: The Knights held James Lawson to 84 total yards in their shutout victory, registering four sacks and a forced fumble.
Springfield defense: The Yellow Jackets held Hunters Lane to 127 yards of total offense with a fumble recovery, five sacks and seven tackles for a loss in their 14-7 victory.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Thomas Santel, Siegel (Player of the Week); Hendersonville offense (Line of the Week)
Week 2: Tyson Wolcott, Friendship Christian (Player of the Week); Friendship Christian offense (Line of the Week)
Week 3: Cam Shields, James Lawson (Player of the Week), Brentwood offense (Line of the Week)
Week 4: JoJo Crump, Father Ryan (Player of the Week), FRA defense (Line of the Week)
Week 5: Braden Graham, Riverdale (Player of the Week), Gallatin defense (Line of the Week)
Week 6: Aubrey Link, Red Boiling Springs (Player of the Week), Oakland defense (Line of the Week)
Week 7: Brian Rager, Liberty Creek (Player of the Week), Liberty Creek offense (Line of the Week)
Editor’s note: Previous winners during the regular season are ineligible to win another award until the playoffs.