By james art Player of the Week Hollis Wright had a great night on the field and a huge finish in the Week 10 voting.
Braxton Yocom of Oak Grove received 91 percent of the 28,597 votes cast in the weekly poll — 25,998 total — to run away with the top spot. The senior running back ran 15 times for 144 yards, nearly a first down on every carry, with a touchdown and scored another TD on a 46-yard pass reception as the Tigers beat Fairfield 35-27 on Thursday.
Oak Grove brings a 7-2 record into the regular-season finale at Hanceville on Friday after finishing 5-2 in Class 4A, Region 4.
Corner sophomore quarterback Keaton Coffee finished second in the voting with 5 percent of the total. He threw for 4 touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets rallied from a 30-7 deficit to beat Carver 31-30 on Friday. He had field goals of 20, 22, 24 and 24 yards and completed 12 of 17 throws for 188 yards. Coffee also ran for 60 yards for Corner (8-1, 5-1 in Class 5A, Region 5).
The Yellow Jackets host Springville to close out the regular season on Friday.
Parker 6-foot-1, 200-pound defensive end Robert Taylor finished third in the voting with 1 percent of the total. The sophomore had 6 tackles in a 64-0 win over Woodlawn on Thursday with 4 sacks. No. 2 Class 6A Thundering Herd finished the regular season 9-1 with a 6-0 record in Region 5 and will host a first-round playoff game next week.
Watch the weekly nominees on Sundays this fall and be sure to vote each week.