Voting is now open for The Clarion Ledger's Mississippi high school boys athlete of the week from Oct. 5-10. The poll closes Oct. 16 at noon.
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Nominees are:
Logan Heisel, Saltillo: Heisel was 20-of-40 passing for 336 yards and four touchdowns in a 26-21 victory over Olive Branch.
Drew Dean, Tupelo: Dean threw for four touchdowns in a 42-0 win against Southaven.
Amahja Eades, Kemper County: Eades had seven receptions for 165 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-26 victory over Velma Jackson.
Grant Hill, Meridian: Hill ran the ball 20 times for 148 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-13 win against Pearl.
Kash Litton, East Central: Litton accounted for 231 yards of total offense and six touchdowns in a 55-30 victory over Purvis.
Cameron Smith, DeSoto Central: Smith had four catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-3 win against Lewisburg.
Tommy Callicut, Olive Branch: Callicut had seven total tackles, including two for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked PAT in a 26-21 loss to Saltillo.
Brody Watrous, Caledonia: Watrous was 16-of-27 passing for 192 yards and a touchdown in a 27-8 victory over Columbus.