Overview

• The Gadsden Times and the Montgomery Advertiser posted this week’s nominee lists, covering Gadsden-area Sept. 22–26 and Montgomery-area Sept. 20–26 performances.
• Both outlets are running split boys and girls polls this season, with winners determined by reader votes submitted before the noon Thursday cutoff.
• Gadsden boys nominees include Collinsville quarterback Mason McAteer (18 of 19 for 324 yards, four passing touchdowns, two rushing) and Hokes Bluff’s Bryce Whitaker (247 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, one passing).
• Gadsden girls nominees feature Albertville’s Zoe Williams (four sacks) and Glencoe’s Kinlee Montgomery (90 assists in seven matches, surpassing 1,000 career assists).
• Montgomery boys nominees include Stanhope Elmore’s Damarrian Barnes (256 rushing yards, five touchdowns) and Wetumpka’s Charlie Skipper (374 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, plus two rushing scores), with Montgomery Academy’s Reid McBride setting a school total-offense record; the Advertiser’s girls poll, sponsored by Vance Law Firm, lists standouts such as Prattville’s Lanieya Page and Montgomery Academy’s Morgan Springer.