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!
Michel Gayosso Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Cherokee's Michel Gayosso, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gayosso picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cherokee dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Gayosso and Cherokee will face off against Andrews at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.95
Luke Smith Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Cherokee had to settle for second even though Luke Smith put up the best numbers he has all season. Smith picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles.
This year, Smith has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.33 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 43.17 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 22.15
Drew Scaggs Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Swain County was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Drew Scaggs did his best to prevent it. Scaggs made a major impact, picking up 1.5 sacks and making nine total tackles (2.5 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.6 total tackles per game.
Swain County is on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5. Scaggs and Swain County will be playing in front of their home fans against Hayesville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.00
Jerry Cable Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jerry Cable of Andrews. Cable wasn't messing around on Friday, making 15 total tackles. The game was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Cable has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 1.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 17.00
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