Voting for both the Times Herald’s All-Blue Water Area boys and girls basketball teams were so well-received earlier this year that we’ve brought back the fan vote again.
Marine City’s Jeff Heaslip rushes during a Macomb Area Conference-Silver football game on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at Madison Heights Madison.
Marine City’s Mason Walker and Nolan Distelrath celebrates a touchdown during a Macomb Area Conference-Silver football game on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at Madison Heights Madison.
Marysville’s D’Marco Singleton rushes during a Division 3 district semifinal football game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at Detroit King.
Marysville’s Lemarcus Lee rushes during a Division 3 district semifinal football game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at Detroit King.
Marysville’s Lawrence Smafield hauls in a pass during a Division 3 district semifinal football game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at Detroit King.
Port Huron’s De’Ovion Price looks for a receiver Friday, Nov. 6 during their football game against L’Anse Creuse at Memorial Stadium.
Port Huron’s Noah Kindle celebrates a sack during a Macomb Area Conference-Blue football game on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at L’Anse Creuse.
Cardinal Mooney’s Kevin Everhart escapes the pass rush during a Catholic League football game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.
St. Clair’s Luke Ellis passes against Marysville during a non-conference football game on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at East China Stadium.
Port Huron Northern’s Steve Alspaugh (3) runs the football during their game Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Lakeview High School.
Port Huron’s Gabe Mose runs the ball Friday, Nov. 13 during the football game at Memorial Stadium.
St. Clair’s Logan Ellis rushes against Marysville during a non-conference football game on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at East China Stadium.
Marysville’s Lemarcus Lee follows the block of Michael Pitzo against St. Clair during a non-conference football game on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at East China Stadium.
De La Salle’s Brett Stanley is tackeled by Port Huron’s Shaka Brown Friday, Nov. 13 during the football game at Memorial Stadium.
Marysville’s Evan Woodard gets tackled by a host of St. Clair defenders during a non-conference football game on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at East China Stadium.
St. Clair’s Luke Ellis gets tackled by a host of Marysville defenders during a non-conference football game on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at East China Stadium.
Marine City’s Ty Nelson (17) stops Detroit Denby’s Keyon Hammond as he runs the football in the MHSAA division 5 district finals Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at East China Stadium.
Cros-Lex wide receiver Isaac Lerma (4) runs with the football during the second quarter of their game against Yale Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Cros-Lex High School.
Port Huron Northern’s Steve Alspaugh talks with head coach Larry Roelens during their game Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Lakeview High School.
Port Huron Northern quarterback Dylan Bloink watches the game against Lakeview from the sidelines Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Lakeview High School.
Port Huron’s Shaka Brown jumps for a pass with L’Anse Cruese defender Donovan Weatherly Friday, Nov. 6 during their football game at Memorial Stadium.
Marine City’s Charles Tigert (1) and Warren Lincoln’s Edward Gordn jump to catch the football during the MHSAA D-5 district semifinals Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at East China Stadium.
Roseville’s Dezmond Robinson (13) jumps to block a pass to Port Huron’s Nijere Finney in the endzone during their game Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Roseville High School.
Port Huron head coach Ryan Mullins, right, discusses a foul with a ref during their game against Roseville Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Roseville High School.
Port Huron’s Caleb Collier (2) and Shaka Brown (back) sack Roseville quarterback Robert Salter during their game Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Roseville High School.
The Capca football team huddles up while placing against Cardinal Mooney on homecoming night Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
Marysville’s D’Marco Singleton rushes against St. Clair during a non-conference football game on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at East China Stadium.
St. Clair’s Jake Gabriel adjust his facemask on the sideline during their MAC-gold match against Warren Woods-Tower Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at East China Stadium.
Port Huron head coach Ryan Mullins walks along the sidelines before their game against Lake Shore Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at Lake Shore High School.
Marine City head coach Daryn Letson addresses the team after their 30-0 victory over Detroit Denby in the MHSAA division 5 district finals Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at East China Stadium.
The Marine City Mariners celebrate their 30-0 victory over Detroit Denby in the MHSAA division 5 district finals Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at East China Stadium.
31/31 SLIDES
This time YOU can decide who the top football players are in the greater Port Huron area, as we’ll post a daily poll on the Time Herald’s website featuring a different position group. Be sure to visit our website every day at lunchtime to see the new polls.
However, we’ve made a few changes to the fan vote.
First, polls are now hosted on Twitter to curb the rampant cheating that we had in March with our previous poll host. In order for your vote to count, you must sign up for Twitter and vote on the poll hosted by Times Herald sports reporter Brandon Folsom. You can follow him on Twitter at @folsombrandonj.
Secondly, instead of lumping the 12 or 15 best players at each position into one giant poll, we’ve trimmed the list down to just the top four players. We don’t want this to be a popularity contest this time. It’s all about, truly, who the best players are.
Lastly, we recognize that in a coverage area that features 27 high schools, it wouldn’t be fair for the small schools to be lumped in with the big schools. So you’ll be able to vote for the best big-school player at a position as well as the best small-school player. Big-schools players are in Division 1-5, while small-school players are D-6 through 8-player.
Polls last seven days.
After we decide who the best players are at each position, we’ll take the four most-deserving and have you vote for the Times Herald’s Player of the Year. We’ll also have you vote for the Coach of the Year.
We’re looking forward to seeing your votes over the next three weeks.
Today’s poll is for the top DTs in the Blue Water Area (Note: Only one small-school nomination was sent in. By default, that makes Algonac sophomore Tyler Schultz a first-teamer):
BIG SCHOOL
Austin Piechotte, Marysville
Vitals: Junior, 5-foot-9, 245 pounds.
Key Stats: Totaled 19 tackles.
Max Schweihofer, St. Clair
Vitals: Senior, 6-foot-1, 322 pounds.
Key Stats: Totaled 36 tackles (22 solo), one sack and four QB hurries. Bench presses 300 pounds and squats 475.
Accolades: All-Macomb Area Conference-Gold first team.
Dillan Landerschier, Imlay City
Vitals: Senior, 6-foot-3, 230 pounds.
Key Stats: Totaled 23 tackles (four solo) and two sacks.
Chris Cezik, Imlay City
Vitals: Senior, 6-foot-2, 255 pounds.
Key Stats: Totaled 29 tackles (five solo), 3.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one pass break-up.
Accolades: All-Blue Water Area Conference first team.
All-Blue Water Area football team: Vote for the top (big school) wide receiver in the greater Port Huron area:
