Fans can cast their vote for the Miracle Auto Group Players of the Week awards for Week 9 games.
The poll will be open until noon Central time on Wednesday, Oct. 18. 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 9:
Kaleb Beasley, Lipscomb Academy: Beasley caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown, intercepted two passes and returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown in the Mustangs’ 33-10 win at Knoxville Catholic.
Javin Drewlow, Nashville Christian: Drewlow caught 10 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 49-37 loss at Fayetteville.
Cole Gregory, Trousdale County: Gregory was 12-of-16 passing for 190 yards and two touchdowns, rushed 23 times for 197 yards and two touchdowns, intercepted a pass and finished with 12 tackles in the Yellow Jackets’ 28-0 victory at Monterey.
Brock Montgomery, Riverdale: Montgomery caught eight passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the Warriors’ 55-28 victory over visiting Blackman.
Blake Waldorf, Watertown: Waldorf was 18-of-21 passing for 291 yards and four touchdowns in the Purple Tigers’ 48-6 victory over visiting Grundy County.
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, for the Line of the Week award for Week 9:
MTCS offense: The Cougars rolled up 431 yards of total offense (428 rushing) in a 47-7 victory at The King’s Academy.
Riverdale offense: The Warriors racked up 502 yards of total offense (323 passing, 179 rushing) in their 55-28 win over visiting Blackman.
Station Camp offense: The Bison rolled up 497 yards of total offense (438 rushing) in their 43-9 victory over visiting Creek Wood.
Trousdale County defense: The Yellow Jackets held Monterey to 113 total yards (90 rushing, 23 passing) and three first downs, forced two fumbles and recovered one in their 28-0 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)
Week 8: Johnny Silvestri, Brentwood (Player of the Week), Macon County defense (Line of the Week)
Editor’s note: Previous winners during the regular season are ineligible to win another award until the playoffs.