AAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cherokee Bluff Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Connor Griffin
Connor Griffin's big game helped extend Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Griffin was dynamite, picking up 1.5 sacks and making six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Griffin and Cherokee Bluff will venture away from home to take on Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.87
Wood Came Up Big in Oconee County's 17-10 Defeat
Oconee County was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Caiden Wood did his best to prevent it. Wood was unstoppable, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped Oconee County's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. Wood will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Monroe Area on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.78
Brooks Brien was instrumental in extending Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Oconee County had no answer to Brien as he threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This season, Brien has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 218.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.63
Zach Weeks Makes It Two for Oconee County
Another Oconee County player making an appearance on this list is Zach Weeks. He made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Weeks has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 21.75 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 18.12
Cherokee Bluff Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Kaden (Kt) Thompson
Kaden (Kt) Thompson's big game helped extend Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Thompson was unstoppable, picking up 75 receiving yards.
On the year, Thompson has averaged 94.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.43
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
