AAA 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!
Markey Posts Huge Game in 45-6 Victory
Starting off the list is Jefferson's Gavin Markey, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Markey rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 30 yards and two touchdowns. Jefferson is 7-1 when Markey posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Markey and Jefferson will host Oconee County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Markey up against the Warriors' star signal caller Titus Watkins. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 46.10
Rett Hemphill Makes It Two for Jefferson
Another Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Rett Hemphill. He made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the year, Hemphill has averaged 8.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 interceptions. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.73 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 29.73 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 21.80
Connor Griffin put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Griffin and Cherokee Bluff will stay at home for another week and welcome Luella at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.47
Jackson Pirkle Makes It Two for Cherokee Bluff
Keeping Griffin company is Jackson Pirkle, a fellow Cherokee Bluff player. He rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 16.37
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