AAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cherokee Bluff Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Connor Griffin
Connor Griffin was instrumental in extending Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Oconee County had no answer to Griffin as he picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Griffin and Cherokee Bluff will head out to challenge Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.87
Caiden Wood Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cherokee Bluff
While Oconee County might've come up empty on Thursday, Caiden Wood wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Wood as he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Wood and Oconee County will head out to face off against Monroe Area at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Wood up against the Purple Hurricanes' star rusher Jitt Carr. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 23.78
Big Game from Brien As Cherokee Bluff Won 17-10
Brooks Brien was instrumental in extending Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Brien did his part (and then some), throwing for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for the 'W'.
For the season, Brien has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 218.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.63
Zach Weeks Makes It Two for Oconee County
The second Oconee County player making an appearance here is Zach Weeks, and for good reason. He made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the year, Weeks has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 21.75 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 18.12
Cherokee Bluff Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Kaden (Kt) Thompson
Kaden (Kt) Thompson was instrumental in extending Cherokee Bluff's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Thompson turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 75 receiving yards.
On the season, Thompson has averaged 94.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.43
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