1A Smoky Mountain 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!
Luke Smith Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Cherokee's Luke Smith, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Smith picked up a sack and made five total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
Cherokee's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Smith and Cherokee will play host again on Friday to welcome Swain County, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.90
Murphy Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Cameron Clem
Murphy picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cameron Clem. Nobody could stop Clem as he rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Clem has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 91.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 16.48
Emiliano Garcia Makes It Two for Cherokee
The second Cherokee player making an appearance here is Emiliano Garcia, and for good reason. He rushed for 12 yards.
For the season, Garcia has averaged 15.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.70
Tre Graves Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tre Graves of Hayesville. Graves rushed for 77 yards.
On the year, Graves has averaged 75.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.20
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