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!
Brandon Santiago Goes Supernova in Cherokee Win
Starting off the list is Cherokee's Brandon Santiago, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Santiago rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Santiago and Cherokee are taking a road trip to challenge Murphy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santiago will face off against Cameron Clem, the Bulldogs' star running back. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 42.90
Cherokee Gets a Boost from Smith in 27-14 Win
Keeping Santiago company is Luke Smith, a fellow Cherokee player. He made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
For the season, Smith has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 25.67 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 39.33 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.27
Cooper Adams Dazzles in Robbinsville Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Cooper Adams stepped things up a notch to give Robbinsville the 'W'. Hayesville had no answer to Adams as he rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
For the season, Adams has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 66.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 26.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.78
A Season-Best Performance from Bryce Adams Leads Robbinsville over Hayesville
Robbinsville was led to victory by Bryce Adams, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Adams threw for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 30 yards.
On the season, Adams has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 99.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.11 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.40
Ben Bethel Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Ben Bethel of Hayesville. Bethel picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hayesville dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Bethel and Hayesville will venture away from home to challenge Andrews at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.87
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