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!
Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy's Big Game Leads Winder-Barrow over Loganville
Starting off the list is Winder-Barrow's Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dowdy rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Loganville's probably not too fond of Dowdy given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Dowdy saw the Red Devils), he rushed for 246 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.20
A Season-Best Effort from Zeke Whittington Leads Habersham Central over Clarke Central
Sadly, Zeke Whittington posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Habersham Central over Clarke Central on Friday. Whittington wasn't messing around, picking up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The match was his third straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season. He is becoming a predictor of Habersham Central's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
For the season, Whittington has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 100 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.15
Habersham Central Gets a Boost from Wilbanks in 42-28 Defeat
Another Habersham Central player making an appearance on this list is Paris Wilbanks. He threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 51 yards.
This year, Wilbanks has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 205.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.50
Kane Berryman Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kane Berryman produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jackson County to the win on Friday. Berryman picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles.
Jackson County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Berryman and Jackson County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Winder-Barrow at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 28.50
Camden Hodge Makes It Two for Winder-Barrow
The second Winder-Barrow player making an appearance here is Camden Hodge, and for good reason. He threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Hodge has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 224.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.03
Other Notable Players
- Kenyan Glasper: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.22)
- Zach Hill: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.80)
- Daylan Maxwell: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Kareem Cius: 63 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.78)
- Jacob Coombs: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
