AAAA Region 7 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!
Kaden Hamilton Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Kaden Hamilton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Hiram over Cartersville on Friday. Hamilton rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August. Hiram is 4-2 when Hamilton posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Cartersville had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hamilton it was a similar story. When Hamilton last faced the Hurricanes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 50.65
Nate Russell Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Cartersville got the W thanks in part to Nate Russell playing the best football he has all season. Russell threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards.
For the season, Russell has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 172.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had 11 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.03
A Season-Best Performance from Juelz Davis Leads Cedartown over Woodland
On Friday, Cedartown got the W thanks in part to Juelz Davis playing the best football he has all season. Davis rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 86 yards.
For the season, Davis has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 55.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.85
Southeast Whitfield County's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Hunter Rodgers
Southeast Whitfield County's 15-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Hunter Rodgers. Towns County had no answer to Rodgers on Friday as he made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Southeast Whitfield County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Rodgers and Southeast Whitfield County will face off against Grace Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Demarcus Gardner Makes It Two for Cedartown
Another Cedartown player making an appearance on this list is Demarcus Gardner. He made three total tackles.
Gamescore: 26.25
Other Notable Players
- Wyatt Mosley: 98 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.13)
- Ethan Latimore: 100 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
