The Week 9 high school football games in the Marion area played Oct. 16 have been decided.
Which player had the best night? You get to decide.
Below are the nominees for the Marion Star Football Player of Week 8 Poll. It will be open through 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, and fans are encouraged to vote as often as allowed in the live poll that is embedded into this story at MarionStar.com and its app.
Marion Star Football Player of Week 9 Poll nominees
Northmor's Brad Bowlin returned a kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown, caught a 35-yard TD pass and ran in a touchdown from the 1, ending with 127 receiving yards on seven catches during a win over Mount Gilead.
Mount Gilead's Tyler Harr ran for 151 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries and made a pair of catches for 46 more yards in a loss to Northmor.
Ridgedale's Billy Wren ran 10 times for 82 yards and a touchdown, had a catch for 26 yards, made five tackles and one tackle for loss in a loss to Waynesfield-Goshen.
Elgin's Finn Van Gundy posted 12 tackles with eight tackles for loss, four sacks and one fumble recovery in a win over Perry.
North Union's Trenor Kyte made 12 tackles during a win over Shawnee.
Marion Harding's Mattic Simmers ran for 49 yards on 11 carries and scored a touchdown, plus picked off a pass and made 6.5 tackles on defense in a loss to Galion.
Highland's Kane Stover ran 25 times for 102 yards, threw a 53-yard touchdown pass and made 15 tackles with four tackles for loss and a sack in a loss to Ontario.
Pleasant's Weston Shaffer scored three touchdowns in a loss to Shelby.
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Last week's winner
Marcus McGary of Marion Harding, who ran for 126 yards on 15 carries and caught a touchdown pass in a win over Pleasant, earned 2,426 of 6,265 votes to win the poll. Other nominees were Elgin's Abram Norton, Ridgedale's Braxton Roberts, North Union's Wyatt Arver, Pleasant's Brody Ringer, Mount Gilead Boe Sayers, River Valley's Elijah Maniaci, Highland's Kane Stover and Northmor's Tanner Miley.
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