Vinson Berry of Creekside is the Georgia High School Football Player of the Week

Senior quarterback came up big in win over Lithia Springs.

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Sep 21, 2023, 3:00pm
After receiving more than 27,000 votes, Vinson Berry of Creekside (Fairburn) has earned MaxPreps Georgia High School Football Player of the Week honors.

Berry, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior quarterback, had four passing touchdowns and a rushing score in 49-6 win over Lithia Springs. He has helped the Seminoles to a 3-1 start this season.

Here are the rest of this week's candidates, who collectively garnered more than 23,000 votes:

• Austin Clemons, Bryan County (Pembroke): Senior rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns and recorded 14 tackles and three sacks in 22-14 win over Portal.

• Deron Foster, Valdosta: Freshman running back rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries in 55-0 win over Deerfield Beach of Florida.

• Trey Horne, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap): Senior Georgia Tech commit threw for a touchdown, ran for a score and returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns, scoring four total times in a 52-31 win over Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, CO).

• DeShun Horsley, East Coweta (Sharpsburg): Senior wide receiver caught five passes for 216 yards and four touchdowns in 42-30 victory over Lowndes.

• Zion Johnson, Newton (Covington): On the ground, the junior had 140 yards and three touchdowns. The three-star running back also added a 70-yard punt return touchdown in a 27-12 win over Westlake.

• Julian Lewis, Carrollton: The nation's top sophomore completed 80 percent of his passes for 137 yards and three touchdowns in 47-14 win over Jenkins.

• Cohen Peeples, East Coweta (Sharpsburg): Junior quarterback threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns. On the ground he added two rushing touchdowns in 42-30 win over Lowndes.

• Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian (Athens): Senior Georgia Tech commit completed 68 percent of his passes for 408 yards and six touchdowns. He added a touchdown on the ground in the 58-18 win over Eagle's Landing Christian Academy.

• Nick Woodford, Northeast (Macon): Junior running back had 21 carries for 314 rushing yards and five touchdowns in 52-26 win over Academy for Classical Education.

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