Overview
- The Tuscaloosa News and the Montgomery Advertiser published nominee lists and opened reader voting on Sunday, Aug. 23, with polls running through noon Thursday, Aug. 27.
- Nominees are drawn from each paper’s weekly “top performers” compilation and coaches or team statisticians may submit game stats by 11 p.m. Friday to be considered for future lists.
- Notable boys nominees include Hale County’s Marcus Bryant Jr., who totaled 252 yards and six touchdowns, and other listed players whose game statistics are printed alongside their nominations.
- The Montgomery Advertiser’s boys poll is presented by The Vance Law Firm and will announce its winner on Friday, Aug. 28.
- The reader-driven format gives local athletes public visibility and quick community engagement, and republication by outlets such as Yahoo Sports broadens the lists’ reach beyond the papers’ home markets.