Overview
- The Tuscaloosa News launched separate boys and girls polls for performances from Nov. 15–21, with voting closing at noon Thursday, Nov. 27.
- The Montgomery Advertiser opened its Vance Law Firm boys and girls ballots for Nov. 16–22, and it is running split polls this season with voting open until noon Thursday.
- Nominees are drawn from each outlet’s top-performers list, using statistics submitted by coaches or team stat keepers by 11 p.m. on game nights.
- Highlighted performances include Pike Road quarterback Gunner Gibbs with 254 passing yards and four touchdowns and Stanhope Elmore’s Heaven Bailey with 55 points and 17 steals over three games.
- Recent context provided in the coverage notes prior winners such as Northridge cross country’s Shawn Stephenson and University Charter’s Anna Pezent.