AAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cherokee Bluff Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Connor Griffin
Connor Griffin's big game helped extend Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Oconee County had no answer to Griffin as he picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Griffin and Cherokee Bluff will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against East Hall at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 23.87
Caiden Wood Dazzles in Oconee County Loss
While Oconee County might've come up empty on Thursday, Caiden Wood wasn't going down without a fight. Wood turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
With the defeat, Oconee County broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. Wood and Oconee County will face off against Monroe Area at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.78
Brien Posts Huge Game in 17-10 Victory
Brooks Brien's big game helped extend Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Brien was dynamite, throwing for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
For the year, Brien has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 218.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.63
Zach Weeks Makes It Two for Oconee County
The second Oconee County player making an appearance here is Zach Weeks, and for good reason. He made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Weeks has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 21.75 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 18.12
Cherokee Bluff Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Kaden (Kt) Thompson
Kaden (Kt) Thompson's big game helped extend Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Thompson turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 75 receiving yards.
For the season, Thompson has averaged 94.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 5.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.43
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