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
Cherokee Bluff picked up their eighth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Connor Griffin. Nobody could stop Griffin as he picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Cherokee Bluff's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Griffin and Cherokee Bluff will venture away from home to take on Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.87
Oconee County Gets a Boost from Wood in 17-10 Defeat
Oconee County had to settle for second on Thursday, but Caiden Wood sure wasn't going down easily. Wood turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped Oconee County's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. Wood and Oconee County will head out on the road to face off against Monroe Area at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.78
Brooks Brien's big game helped extend 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'.
On 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
Another Oconee County player making an appearance on this list is Zach Weeks. He made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On 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
Cherokee Bluff picked up their eighth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Kaden (Kt) Thompson. Thompson was unstoppable, picking up 75 receiving yards.
For the year, 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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