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    Vote for top Mississippi kicker, punter entering 2024 MHSAA, MAIS high school football season

    By Michael Chavez, Mississippi Clarion Ledger,

    1 day ago

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    Who is Mississippi's kicker or punter entering the 2024 high school football season? MHSAA and MAIS football fans can decide which high school kicker or punter is the best in Mississippi. Now it's your turn to vote.

    Fans can vote once per hour per device. The poll closes at noon on Sunday.

    Eli Adams, Jackson Prep: Adams had 4,708 kickoff yards with 47 touchbacks and 58 PATs with seven field goals and a long of 45 yards. He also had 1,379 punt yards.

    Kellen Allen, Bayou Academy: Allen had 15 PATs and went 4-of-4 on field goals with a long of 49 yards last season.

    Noah Atkinson, Sebastopol: Last season Atkinson had 1,730 kickoff yards and was 41-of-47 on PATs.

    Colston Bennett, Pearl: In 12 games played Bennett was 10-of-11 on field goals with a long of 37 yards and 37 PATs.

    Aidan Guinn, Stone: Guinn recorded 21 PATs while going 3-for-4 on field goals and having a long of 34 yards.

    MORE: Best Mississippi kickers, punters in 2024 MHSAA, MAIS season? See our list

    JP Hancock, Neshoba Central: Hancock was 7-of-7 on field goal attempts last season with 17 PATs along with a 31.4-yard punt average.

    Ty Jones, North Pike: Jones had 1,263 kick-off yards and 492 punts yards with 12 PATs and three field goals with a long of 37 yards.

    Alan Long, Long Beach : Long is ranked 4.5 stars by Kohl's Kicking and had a long of 66 yards on kickoffs.

    Rowan Lovorn, Oxford: Lovorn, who was behind Mississippi State commit William Wilkinson at Oxford, is the projected starter and is expecting a big fall season.

    Marvin Martinez, Morton: Martinez had 37 PATs and went 3-of-4 on field goals with a length of 36 yards. He also averaged 34.3 yards per punt.

    Simon Naylor, Germantown: The senior kicker has an offer from Mississippi Valley State and Southwest Community College.

    Evan Noel, St. Stanislaus: Noel, an Arkansas commit, went 8-of-12 on field goals with a long of 49 yards and was 42-of-43 on PATs. He averaged 38.5 yards per punt with a long of 65 last season. He is the No. 2 ranked kicker by Kohl's.

    Kaden Padgett, Northeast Jones: Padgett averaged 37.0 yards per punt. He made eight field goals with a long of 38 yards and had 15 PATs.

    Sam Powell, Hancock: Powell made 36 PATs on 44 attempts and went 4-of-5 on field goals with a long of 37 yards.

    Jack Richardson, Madison Central: Richardson is ranked as the top punter in the state and recently committed to Southern Miss. He is also the No. 18 ranked punter by Kohl's.

    Colton Stringer, Wayne Academy: Stringer was selected to the MAIS Class 4A All-State team in 2023 and broke the school record with a 47-yard field goal.

    Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at mchavez@gannett.com or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez .

    This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Vote for top Mississippi kicker, punter entering 2024 MHSAA, MAIS high school football season

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