Cunningham Bounds Coastal Player of the Week: Quarterback gets Week 11 win

The Week 11 Cunningham Bounds Player of the Week is a first-time winner and second student-athlete from his school to finish atop the poll this season.

McGill-Toolen quarterback Andrew Murchison earned 75 percent of the 2,079 ballots cast in the poll – a total of 1,556 votes – for his efforts last week. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound senior led his team to a 41-14 win over Class 6A, Region 1 foe Baldwin County. Murchison passed for 170 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets clinched the fourth seed for the state playoffs.

McGill will travel to Hoover to play unbeaten No. 4 Spain Park in the opening round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association state playoffs.

Yellow Jacket place-kicker Jack O'Neil was Player of the Week for Week 3.

Davidson running back EJ Harrison finished second in the balloting with 15 percent of the total. The 5-11, 190-pound senior ran for 5 touchdowns as the Warriors edged B.C. Rain 44-42 in the season finale for both teams. Harrison had 231 yards on 21 carries in the win.

Baker junior running back Speedy Wheeler was third in the poll at 8 percent. The 5-8, 160-pounder ran for 117 yards on 24 carries and the Hornets' lone touchdown in a 10-9 win on the road over previously undefeated Vigor. Baker, the No. 2 seed in Class 7A, Region 1, will host Hewitt-Trussville on Friday to open the state playoffs.

Watch for the weekly nominees on Sundays this fall and be sure to cast your vote each week.