1A Smoky Mountain Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jonathan Saylor Delivers Best Effort of Season
Cherokee was led to victory by Jonathan Saylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Saylor threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Cherokee's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Saylor and Cherokee will square off against Hayesville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.23
Graves Posts Huge Game in 12-7 Victory
Tre Graves was a major factor in Hayesville's win over Swain County on Friday. Graves was unstoppable, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
This season, Graves has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 75.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.75
Michael Mauney Makes It Two for Hayesville
Keeping Graves company is Michael Mauney, a fellow Hayesville player. He picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 66 yards.
On the year, Mauney has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 37.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 24.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.25
While Robbinsville might've come up empty on Friday, Roman Jones wasn't going down without a fight. Jones was unstoppable, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Jones has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 66.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.35
Another Cherokee player making an appearance on this list is Brandon Santiago. He rushed for 109 yards on only ten carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards.
On the year, Santiago has averaged 79.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.55
Other Notable Players
- Javin Garcia: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.40)
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