Fans of high school football in Marion, Ohio, now have a say in who gets the credit for the best performance of the week. The Marion Star has opened its Football Player of Week 5 Poll, giving viewers a chance to pick the standout athlete from across the region.
The poll asks a simple question: who had the best night in Week 5 from the Marion area in high school football? Fans can vote as often as allowed in the live poll, which runs until 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.
The Nominees and the Poll
The nominees for the Marion Star Football Player of Week 5 Poll are listed below. The poll is open now and will close at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Ongoing | Voting open on the Marion Star website and app |
| 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 | Poll closes |
The Images From Week 4
The poll is accompanied by a gallery of images from a Week 4 MOAC football game. Pleasant hosted River Valley in that contest on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. The gallery features photos from Rob McCurdy and Angela Potter, who covered the game for the Marion Star.
The gallery documents the action between the two teams during that Friday night matchup.
The Poll’s Purpose
Fan polls are a straightforward way to engage a community. They let supporters weigh in on the athletes they watch each week.
The poll format also keeps the conversation around local sports alive between games.
The fact that the poll is tied to a specific week means the results will reflect current play rather than reputation alone. That matters for a regional audience, since players from different schools and leagues compete for the same honor.
What We Make of It
The poll is a small but effective way to keep the community engaged. It gives fans a stake in the weekly matchups and rewards the players who stand out.
The images from the Week 4 MOAC game are a reminder of a previous contest rather than a guide to the current one. They capture the energy of a Friday night game between two local rivals.
The poll closes Tuesday morning, and the winner will be announced soon after. Until then, the voting remains open.
The Marion Star has made the poll easy to find, with links available on the website and the app. Fans who want to vote need only visit the site or open the app and cast their choice.
The poll is a simple tool with a clear purpose. It lets fans share their opinion.
The images from the Week 4 MOAC game are a curiosity on their own terms — a visual record of a game that has already passed. But they do not change who won the poll or how the Week 5 performances were judged. They simply sit alongside it.
The poll itself is the useful part. It turns a quiet Wednesday into a small civic ritual, one where fans get to name the player who mattered most in the week’s matchups. The images are nice to look at, but the vote is the focus of the story.
For a region that follows high school football closely, this kind of engagement matters. It turns a weekly game into a conversation, and it gives the Marion Star a way to measure what its readers care about. The poll is open now, and the winner will be known soon after it closes.
Source material: “Pick the Marion Star Football Player of Week 5 in the latest poll,” Yahoo Sports.
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