Vote for the Mississippi Coast football Athlete of the Week for September 1
The Athlete of the Week poll is back, along with the high school football season in South Mississippi.
Nominees from the opening week feature players from from Gautier, Ocean Springs, Pass Christian, St. Martin and West Harrison.
This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at noon Friday, Sept. 5, at sunherald.com.
Get to know the nominees here:
Latrell Pogue, Gautier: Pogue rushed seven times for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the Gators’ 35-0 win over George County.
Chalmers Berglind, Ocean Springs: The sophomore got the start at quarterback and threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Meridian.
Dwight Thomas, Pass Christian: Thomas was his quarterback’s top target, catching 10 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns.
Seth Crockett, St. Martin: Crockett was responsible for 370 total yards of offense and five touchdowns in the win over Vancleave. The sophomore threw for 183 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns.
Ayden Green, Stone: Green averaged 18 yards per carry in the win over Hancock, leading the Coast with 273 rushing yards with three touchdowns. He also caught a 77 yard touchdown pass.
Jordan Stapleton, West Harrison: The senior back found the end zone four times with three coming on the ground in the win over Poplarville. Stapleton ran for 179 yards and added 81 receiving yards.
This story was originally published September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM.
