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!
Daylan Maxwell Delivers Electric Performance Vs Loganville
Starting off the list is Jackson County's Daylan Maxwell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Maxwell rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
The win (which was Jackson County's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Maxwell and Jackson County will face off against Habersham Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.13
Warren Came Up Big in Habersham Central's 49-14 Victory
Habersham Central found a leader in Donnie Warren as the squad took down Apalachee on Friday. Nobody could stop Warren as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
This year, Warren has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 17.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 31 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 92 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.68
A Season-Best Effort from Antonio Cantrell Leads Habersham Central over Apalachee
On Friday, Habersham Central got the W thanks in part to Antonio Cantrell playing the best football he has all season. Cantrell rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
Cantrell is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Jackson County on Friday. Cantrell rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.20
Paris Wilbanks Makes It Three for Habersham Central
Another Habersham Central player making an appearance on this list is Paris Wilbanks. He threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 63 yards on only six carries. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
For the year, Wilbanks has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 202.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.43
Caden Daniels Delivers Best Effort of Season
Caden Daniels produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jackson County to the win on Friday. Daniels picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Daniels has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 63.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.13
Other Notable Players
- Griffin Cunningham: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Tylon Davis: 113 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.55)
- Kane Berryman: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Zeke Whittington: 77 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.75)
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