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 Tops All Others This Week
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 season, Haskell has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 66 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.00
A Season-Best Effort from Dorian Thrasher Leads Cedar Shoals over East Forsyth
Sadly, Dorian Thrasher posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Cedar Shoals over East Forsyth on Friday. 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 Loss
Another Cedar Shoals player making an appearance on this list is Keelin Mclendon. He threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Mclendon has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.17
Payton Shaw and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
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's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Shaw and Eastside will face off against North Oconee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 15.93
Andrew Frank Makes It Two for East Forsyth
The second East Forsyth player making an appearance here is Andrew Frank, and for good reason. He picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Frank has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 40.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.75
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