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 Performance 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.
For the year, Haskell has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 66 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.00
A Season-Best Performance from Dorian Thrasher Leads Cedar Shoals over East Forsyth
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 got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 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 loss 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
Another Cedar Shoals player making an appearance on this list is Keelin Mclendon. He threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Mclendon has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.17
Eastside Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Payton Shaw
Payton Shaw was instrumental in extending Eastside's winning streak to seven on Saturday. Nobody could stop Shaw as he threw for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
Eastside pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Shaw and Eastside will challenge North Oconee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 15.93
Andrew Frank Makes It Two for East Forsyth
Another East Forsyth player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Frank. He picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Frank has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 40.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.75
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