Week 10 Athens-area high school football player of the week. Chose among 27 nominees

Now that Week 10 is over, it’s time to vote for the Athens-area high school football player of the week. Check out the nominees from last week’s games, each of whom had exceptional performances on Friday night. The poll will close on Wednesday at 4 p.m. If you would like to nominate players for future polls, please contact Sara Tidwell via email ([email protected]) or message @saramtidwell on X (formerly Twitter).

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Week 10 football player of the week nominees

Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian

Philo entered Friday’s game with 2,180 passing yards. He threw for five touchdowns and ran for two scores, leading the Wolverines’ offensive attack against Oglethorpe County.

Jake Bobo, Prince Avenue Christian

Bobo caught his first reception of the year from Philo: a 3-yard touchdown pass.

Brody Rogers, Prince Avenue Christian

Rogers caught a 20-yard touchdown pass for the Wolverines.

Kayden Scott, Cedar Shoals

Scott had two pick-sixes. One was a pass interception that he returned for a 15-yard score in the second quarter. The other was a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter against Chestatee.

AJ Hubbard, Cedar Shoals

Hubbard threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Devin Hester and a 35-yard pass to Taiwan Green. He also connected with Jakare Hill for an 11-yard score.

Jakare Hill, Cedar Shoals

Hill scored a touchdown for the Jaguars.

Sammy Brown, Jefferson

Brown entered Friday’s game with 1,025 rushing yards. He scored four touchdowns against Loganville, three of which came in the first quarter alone: a 71-yard run, a 5-yard dash, and a 17-yard run.

Gavin Markey, Jefferson

Markey threw three touchdown passes for the Dragons.

Mikey Roberts, Jefferson

Roberts returned a kickoff from Loganville for 93 yards and a touchdown to start the second half.

Hampton Johnson, Athens Academy

Johnson entered Friday’s game with 1,777 passing yards. He threw three touchdown passes in the first half against Banks County, including a 66-yarder to Keyon Standifer, a 43-yarder to Noah Prior, and a 63-yarder to Austin McGee.

Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy

Standifer scored a touchdown for the Spartans.

Noah Prior, Athens Academy

Prior scored a touchdown and rushed for 6 yards to score off a play set up by a K.J. Whitehead interception.

Austin McGee, Athens Academy

McGee scored a touchdown for the Spartans.

Jeremiah Wingfield, Athens Academy

Wingfield scored on a 20-yard touchdown run and a 15-yard touchdown run in the second half, securing the win for the Spartans.

Jaiden Daniels, Commerce

Daniels entered Friday’s game with 1,060 rushing yards. He gained over 300 additional yards and scored four touchdowns from scrimmage, as well as another from a kickoff return in the win against Elbert County.

Jacari Huff, Commerce

Huff scored on a 90-yard run for the Tigers.

Camden Smith, Madison County

Smith entered Friday’s game with 940 rushing yards. He scored on touchdown runs of 65, 53, and 58 yards, and also threw a 63-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter in the win against East Forsyth.

Titus Watkins Jr., Oconee County

Watkins Jr. ran 58 yards for a score in the win against Monroe Area.

Harrison Kilzi, Oconee County

Kilzi secured the Warriors’ win with an interception on the last play of the game.

Josh Adams, Bethlehem Christian

Adams led the Knights in their win against Loganville Christian with four touchdowns.

Dee Moore, Westminster Christian

Moore rushed for touchdowns of 48 and 49 yards in the first quarter, and added another from 30 yards in the fourth quarter in the win against Dominion Christian.

Andrew Costello, Westminster Christian

Costello had scoring runs of 22 yards in the first quarter, 40 yards in the second quarter, and 51 yards in the third quarter for the Lions.

Owen Davis, Westminster Christian

Davis caught a 65-yard touchdown pass for the Lions.

Ryan McNally, Winder-Barrow

McNally recorded a pick-six against Heritage-Conyers despite the loss.

Talan Jackson, East Jackson

Jackson scored two touchdowns for the Eagles against Union County, although they suffered a defeat.

R.J. Knapp, Jackson County

Knapp led the Panthers’ offense with 135 passing yards and 36 rushing yards against Lanier, despite the loss.

Xavier Berry, Clarke Central

Berry scored the one and only touchdown for the Gladiators in their loss to Eastside.

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