12 Shreveport area athletes are on the Times Week 1 AOW football poll
Twelve Shreveport area high school football players are up for Athlete of the Week honors. Cast your vote online.
The Shreveport Times announced the Week 1 ballot for the Football Player of the Week 1 award in 2026, featuring 12 athletes from the Shreveport area. The voting period for the public will run until 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, with the winner receiving a backpack, a meal card, and merchandise from sponsors Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission, and Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics. The winning athlete will be announced on Monday.
The selected athletes include Chase Williams from Airline, Ryder Dodson from Benton, Kendrell Johnson from BTW, Leon Ezernack from Byrd, Z’Ryan Miles from Calvary, Gabe Lockett from Captain Shreve, Pooh Coleman from Evangel, Brandon Craig from Haughton, Arthur Douglas from Huntington, Dominic Rinaudo from Loyola, Justin Dupree from Northwood, and Braylon Moore from North DeSoto.
The athletes were chosen either due to their outstanding performance during the Week 1 game or because their names were submitted by their coaches.
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