Vote: Who should be SBLive's Georgia High School Athlete of the Week (11/27/2023)?

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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Georgia High School Athlete of the Week for November 20-25 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Saturday, December 3 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll.

THIS WEEK’S GEORGIA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Toby Maddux of Trion football.

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Here are this week's nominees:

Tyler Atkinson, Grayson Football

Atkinson was an unstoppable force on the defensive end for Grayson and played a huge role in the win over Buford. Grayson had eight sacks as a team and Atkinson accounted for three of them while also having 19 total tackles.

Jaden Dailey and Antonio Laws, Camden County Football

Mill Creek couldn’t stop Camden County’s run game, led by Dailey and Laws. Dailey rushed for 148 yards on 15 carries, while Laws took his 15 carries and rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns.

Cam Robinson, Mill Creek Football

Robinson rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries in the tough loss to Camden County.

Luke Nicke, Milton Football

Nickel put up some big-time numbers, which his team needed to win a shootout versus Colquitt County. Nickel went 20-for-32 for 289 yards and four passing touchdowns. He also led the charge in the ground game with 16 carries for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Neko Fann, Colquitt County Football

Fann gave everything he had in the shootout versus Milton. He finished with 313 yards and four passing touchdowns.

KJ Smith, Roswell Football

Smith threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 52 yards in the win over Marist.

Tyler Harrison, Roswell Football

Harrison had the beat on everything Marist was trying to do and snuffed it out, he finished with 20 total tackles.

James Johnson and Rah’keith Kelly, Douglas County Football

Johnson and Kelly led the charge for Douglas County’s offense in the win over Lee County. Johnson had three touchdowns and 100 yards on only three carries, while Kelly carried the ball 14 times for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Fred Brown, Coffee Football

Brown carried Coffee’s offense with a game-high 25 carries and 173 yards to lead Coffee to a blowout win over Cass.

Jayden Scott, Stockbridge Football

Scott carried the load on Stockbridge’s offense with 17 carries for 163 yards and a game-high three touchdowns.

Ahmad Gordon, Perry Football

Gordon’s 139 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, carried Perry to a win over Stephenson.

Zo Smalls and Kenry Wall, Savannah Christian Football

Smalls and Wall combined for nearly 400 yards and five touchdowns. Smalls carried the ball 25 times for 200 yards and two scores and Wall had 167 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries.

Jake Merklinger, Calvary Day Football

Merklinger had an absolutely dominating performance in the win over Wesleyan. He could do no wrong, through the air he completed 73% of his passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground he had 80 yards and three touchdowns, and he did all this with no turnovers.

Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian Football

Philo was outstanding again in the win over Irwin County. He controlled the pocket and the game, finishing with 448-yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Connor Causby, Prince Avenue Christian Football

Causby was the main recipient of Philo’s passes. He finished with six receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns.

Swainsboro’s rushing attack, Swainsboro Football

With not a single pass completed, Swainsboro was able to still defeat Elbert County. The Tigers had, three rushers with over 100 yards, Demello Jones (155 yards, two touchdowns), Jordon Williams (105 yards), Qindarious Brown (116 yards, one touchdown), and even freshman Ja’bios Smith got in on the action with 79 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Kyler Mcgrinn, Bowdon Football

Speaking of dominant rushing attacks, Mcgrinn put up stats that you would expect to see from an entire team in the win over Dooly County. Mcgrinn finished with 340 yards and six touchdowns on 25 carries.

Jay Kanazawa, Schley County Football

Kanazawa completed 17 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns and no interceptions in the win over Early County.

Caden McGatha, Pierce County Football

Mcgatha was a one-man army that carried Pierce County to a win over Fellowship Christian. He carried the ball 36 times and was the only ball carrier. He finished with 280 yards and five touchdowns.