AAAAA Region 8 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!
Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy's Big Game Leads Winder-Barrow over Loganville
Starting off the list is Winder-Barrow's Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dowdy rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Loganville's probably not too fond of Dowdy given he always seems to get the better of them. Dowdy rushed for 246 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Red Devils duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.20
A Season-Best Effort from Zeke Whittington Leads Habersham Central over Clarke Central
On Friday, Habersham Central had to settle for second even though Zeke Whittington put up the best numbers he has all season. Whittington wasn't messing around, picking up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The matchup was his third straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season. He has become a key player for Habersham Central: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the season, Whittington has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 100 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had five receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.15
Wilbanks Made His Presence Known in Habersham Central's 42-28 Defeat
Another Habersham Central player making an appearance on this list is Paris Wilbanks. He threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 51 yards.
On the year, Wilbanks has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 205.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.50
Kane Berryman Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kane Berryman produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jackson County to the win on Friday. Berryman picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles.
Jackson County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Berryman and Jackson County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Winder-Barrow at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 28.50
Camden Hodge Makes It Two for Winder-Barrow
Another Winder-Barrow player making an appearance on this list is Camden Hodge. He threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Hodge has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 224.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.03
Other Notable Players
- Kenyan Glasper: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.22)
- Zach Hill: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.80)
- Favian Williford: 121 yards rushing; 46 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.73)
- Daylan Maxwell: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Kareem Cius: 63 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
