Vote: Who should be High School on SI's Tennessee Football Player of the Week? (11/5/2024)

We’ve selected eight candidates to choose from this past week’s games

Battle Ground Academy Kaedyn Marable (8) throws to a teammate against FRA at Battle Ground Academy high school in Franklin, Tenn., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. / Stephanie Amador / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tennessee high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for the state. Teams showcased more of what they’ve got heading into Week 8 of the regular season.

As such, we have eight athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Tennessee Football Player of the Week award from October 31-Nov. 2, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. 

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Congratulations to last week’s winner: D’andre Hundley, Austin-East 

Hundley was the defensive leader in Austin-East’s 49-14 victory over Union County. The defender tallied a team-high eight tackles and three sacks. 

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Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees: 

Amari Cotton, Jo Byrns

Cotton could not be stopped on the ground in Jo Byrns' 47-25 win over Red Boiling Springs, with the running back rushing for a game-high 422 yards on just 14 carries.

Corbin Bowling, Fayetteville Academy

In Fayetteville Academy’s 45-12 win over Harding Academy, Bowling accounted for 168 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

Easton Apperson, Halls

Leading the way in Halls’ 49-14 victory over Gleason, Apperson was the workhorse and rushed for 193 yards on 14 carries and scored a touchdown.

Luke Lawson, McMinn County

The sophomore quarterback led the way in a 37-6 victory over Walker Valley, completing 13-of-19 passes, 151 yards and two touchdowns.

Stephen Nieves, Columbia Academy

Nieves was efficient in Columbia Academy's 40-7 victory over Grace Christian Academy last week, completing 16-of-22 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns.

Nate Adams, Clay County

One of the top passing performances of last week came from the Clay County quarterback, who had a strong outing in a 42-35 win over Gordonsville. Adams completed 22-of-35 for 321 yards and five touchdowns.

Tate Surber, McKenzie

The McKenzie signal caller made it happen through the air and on the ground in McKenzie's 49-6 win over West Carroll, as the quarterback accounted for 291 all-purpose yards and five total touchdowns.

Kaedyn Marable, Battle Ground Academy

Marable has been very consistent all season long for Battle Ground Academy under center and he put toether another solid performance in last week's 49-7 win over Goodpasture Christian. The quarterback completed 9-of-11 passes for 130 yards and three scores.

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-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports