AAAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dj Haskell Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is East Forsyth's Dj Haskell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Haskell rushed for 135 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Haskell has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 66 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.00
Michael Acevedo Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cedar Shoals
Michael Acevedo continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
This season, Acevedo has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.29 defended passes.
Gamescore: 27.00
Troy Hoover put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Hoover has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 20.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.85
Dorian Thrasher Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Cedar Shoals had to settle for second even though Dorian Thrasher put up the best numbers he has all season. Thrasher picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
Cedar Shoals is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Thrasher and Cedar Shoals will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Madison County at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 24.32
Mclendon Posts Huge Game in 49-21 Defeat
Keeping Thrasher company is Keelin Mclendon, a fellow Cedar Shoals player. He threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Mclendon has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.17
Other Notable Players
- Payton Shaw: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.93)
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