Who's the 2008 high school MVP? It's your call

It was about this time last year that Southeast Missouri's title of high school football MVP was put to a vote. The winner: Perryville senior Waylon Sparkman, who finished the season as one of the region's top defensive athletes. Ryan Sawyer of Fredericktown finished a close second.

This year, there's an all new list of names and an all new debate, and the poll is up on the SemoSportsWeb.com.

The list is a mix of offensive, defensive and all-around specialists on the field.

On offense are four quarterbacks who have already passed for more than 1,000 yards this season: Kory Faulkner of Ste. Genevieve, Michael Greminger of Valle, Zach Hibbits of Farmington and Blake Parr of Kennett. Parr's favorite receiver, Jarvis Finley, likely will pass 1,000 yards before season's end.

Joining them are a handful of running backs, all with big numbers: Brandon Bourbon of Potosi, Joey Lewandowski of Fredericktown and M.C. Williams of East Prairie are in the chase for the area's top rushing mark with more than 1,200 yards apiece, and lightning-fast Eli Jackson of Sikeston is close behind.

Defensively, Kalieb Armbruster of DeSoto and Blake Peiffer of Jackson lead the region in tackles, and G'Darius Stevenson of New Madrid County Central ranks among the area's top two-way starters.

Together they make up a bold 12-man roster, but which one will rise to the top?

We'll leave the polling open until the end of the season, then pick Southeast Missouri's football MVP based on your votes.