Week 13 Huntsville Times Player of the Week had a 3-TD night to move the team forward

The Week 13 Huntsville Times Football Player of the Week helped keep his team undefeated in an emotional win in the second round of the playoffs.

West Morgan running back Ty Jones received 87 percent of the 821 votes cast in the poll after scoring three touchdowns in the Rebels’ 28-7 victory over Madison Academy in Class 4A play. Jones, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior, had a 32-yard touchdown reception and scored on runs of 13 and 1 yard in the win.

Jones is the first West Morgan student-athlete to finish at the top of the poll this season.

The match pitted West Morgan head coach Drew Phillips against his former high school coach Bob Godsey, with the student advancing to the quarterfinals.

West Morgan (12-0) will host 7-5 Anniston on Friday, while Madison Academy finished the season at 7-5.

Fyffe running back Ryder Gipson finished second in the poll with 9 percent of the total. Gipson, a 5-11, 185-pound sophomore, had 25 carries for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns as the fifth-ranked Red Devils defeated No. 6 Gordo 42-14 in the Class 3A playoffs.

Fyffe, at 9-2, will travel Friday to play No. 3 Piedmont (12-0) for a chance to earn a spot in the semifinals. Fyffe has defeated the Bulldogs all three times the teams have met.

Christian Pritchard came third in the voting with 2 percent of the total. The 5-8, 140-pound Muscle Shoals defender had a 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown with less than a minute left in the game as the Trojans defeated defending Class 6A state champion Clay-Chalkville 31-21 last week .

No. No. 9 Muscle Shoals (9-2) will travel to meet second-ranked Parker (11-1) in the quarterfinals.

This fall, look out for the weekly nominees on Sunday and cast your vote each week.