The Tyler Morning Telegraph and Tylerpaper.com named their Week 9 high school football players of the week. A committee chose the winners from nominations submitted by area coaches. Hawkins quarterback Eli Smith and wide receiver Eli Snider were named co-offensive players of the week. Smith, a senior, completed 20 of 28 passes for 409 yards and seven touchdowns in Hawkins' 73-40 win over Alba-Golden in a District 10-2A Division I game. He also rushed for a touchdown and had five tackles and a tackle for loss on defense. Snider, a junior, had nine catches for 214 yards and five touchdowns and returned a kickoff 60 yards for a score.
Frankston's SirCorvius Foster won the defensive award. Winnsboro's Rudy Calderon was named special teams player of the week. The Troup Tigers were named offensive line of the week.
The Hawks are 6-2 overall and 3-1 in district play. They host Kerens (2-6) on Friday at Lowrance Field in Hawkins. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.