Several Birmingham area football teams closed out their regular seasons in Week 10 last week while several more have one game to go before the state playoffs begin.
Twelve standout performances made the cut for the Week 10 Hollis Wright Birmingham Player of the Week.
Check out the nominees – selected from nominations by coaches or from AL.com game reports – listed alphabetically below and make your choice in the survey before 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Results posted on Thursday, so make your selection below.
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The Week 10 nominees:
Corey Barber, Spain Park. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior wide receiver caught 10 passes for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 37-6 win over Chilton County as the fourth-ranked Jaguars ran their record to 9-0 overall and a Class 6A, Region 3 best 6-0 mark. Spain Park closes out the regular season at Gardendale on Friday.
Kaleb Carson Homewood. The 5-11, 165-pound Carson, who normally plays wide receiver, filled in at quarterback for injured starter Will Myers and scored on runs for 3 and 49 yards and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass as the Patriots blanked Minor 41-0 on Thursday. Homewood (7-2, 5-1 and the second seed in Class 6A, Region 5) closes out the regular season at home on Friday against 7A James Clemens.
Keaton Coffee, Corner. The sophomore threw 3 of his 4 touchdown passes as the Yellow Jackets rallied from a 30-7 deficit to beat Carver 31-30 on Friday. Coffee had scoring tosses of 20, 22, 24 and 24 yards and completed 12-of-17 throws for 188 yards. He also had 13 carries for 60 yards. No. 7 Corner wrapped up the Class 5A, Region 5 top seed with the win and is 8-1, 5-1 on the year. The Jackets host Springville to close out regular-season play.
Casen Fields, Vincent. The senior quarterback ran for 125 yards with a pair of touchdowns and completed 8-of-18 passes for 90 yards as the Yellow Jackets fell 32-24 at Greene County. Vincent, the second seed in Class 2A, Region 5 at 7-2, 4-2, will host Montevallo to wrap up the regular season.
Kaleb Freeman, Pleasant Grove. The sophomore threw for 280 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Spartans won the Class 4A, Region 4 championship with a 35-14 win at Bibb County. Freeman’s TD passes were for 6, 33, 11 and 11 yards to four different receivers.
Aaron Martin, Midfield. The junior quarterback completed 22-of-27 passes for 317 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Patriots won their fourth straight to finish at 5-4 and 4-3 in Class 3A, Region 5 with a 62-6 win over Oakman on Thursday. Martin also had a 97-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Justin Murray, Fairfield. The 5-10, 180-pound junior ran for 264 yards on 17 carries with 3 touchdowns in a 35-27 loss to Oak Grove on Thursday. On four straight runs in the second half, he netted 201 yards – and all of his TDs with dashes of 50, 91 and 60 yards.
AJ Robinson, Hueytown. The Class 6A, Region 4 No. 1-seeded Gophers got 232 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns from Robinson, a 5-8, 170-pound junior last week. He also had a pair of catches for 20 more yards in a 28-17 win at Central-Tuscaloosa. The Gophers (6-3, 6-0) close out the regular season at Pinson Valley on Friday.
Dom Santiago, Helena. The junior running back rolled up 295 all-purpose yards as the Huskies whipped Class 6A, Region 3 rival Calera 49-21 on Friday. Santiago ran for 251 yards and 4 touchdowns on 13 carries, caught 2 passes for 19 yards and a TD and had a 25-yard kick return for 6-3 Helena. The Huskies earned the second seed with a 5-1 record and will host a playoff game on Nov. 8.
Trent Seaborn, Thompson. The sophomore standout was 22-of-32 passing for 368 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Warriors completed their regular season at 7-3 overall and 6-1 in Class 7A, Region 3. Seaborn’s third regular season as a starter at Thompson ended with 1,935 yards through the air, 18 passing touchdowns with 6 interceptions. He completed 62 percent of his throws.
Robert Taylor, Parker. The 6-1, 200-pound sophomore defensive end had 6 tackles in a 64-0 win over Woodlawn on Thursday – 4 of them sacks. The second-ranked Thundering Herd finished the regular season at 9-1 and with the No. 1 seed in Class 6A, Region 5 with a 6-0 record. Parker will host a first-round playoff game next week.
Braxton Yocom, Oak Grove. The senior running back had 144 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown and scored another TD on a 46-yard pass reception as the Tigers beat Fairfield 35-27 on Thursday. Oak Grove carries a 7-2 record into the regular-season finale at Hanceville on Friday. The Tigers finished with a 5-2 record in Class 4A, Region 4.
