Vote: Who should be the South Georgia high school football Player of the Week? (10/31/2024)

Review our list of nominees and vote for your choice of this week's South Georgia high school football Player of the Week
Calvary Day's Edward Coleman (19) had 108 yards receiving and two touchdowns last week.
Calvary Day's Edward Coleman (19) had 108 yards receiving and two touchdowns last week. / Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News / USA TODAY NETWORK

The 2024 Georgia high school football season is in the home stretch and players dig deep to help their teams reach and prepare for the postseason. This week we are once again highlighting several outstanding performances with another addition of our South Georgia High School Football Player of the Week.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Joshua Troupe of Richmond Hill.

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Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Marquis Fennell, Valdosta

Wildcats sophomore running back Marquis Fennell rushed 25 times for 149 yards and scored a touchdown in a 14-7 win over Tift County. 

Jaylin Carter, Lowndes

Vikings senior wide receiver hauled in nine receptions for 119 yards and scored one touchdown in a 28-7 win over Richmond Hill. 

Day’Shawn Brown, Colquitt County

Packers senior running back Day’Shawn Brown did it with both his legs and arm in their 51-41 win over Camden County. He rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown, and also threw a 45-yard touchdown pass as well. 

Xavier Brown, Camden County

Wildcats junior Xavier Brown was a standout on both defense and special teams last week. He led the team in tackles with 17 and also blocked a field goal in their 51-41 loss to Colquitt County. 

Colby Smith, Southeast Bulloch

Yellow Jackets junior running back Colby Smith carried the ball 20 times for 151 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 15-12 win over Long County. 

Kaden Chester, Worth County

Rams junior running back Kaden Chester rushed 20 times for 146 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 62-17 win over Jeff Davis. 

Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead

Phoenix senior quarterback Rashawn Truell completed 14 of his 18 pass attempts for 280 yards and tossed four touchdown passes in a 40-7 win over Wayne County. 

Kenry Wall, Savannah Christian

Raiders senior wide receiver Kenry Wall hauled in four receptions for 61 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 48-12 win over Swainsboro. 

Lamar Roberts, Effingham County

Rebels senior wide receiver Lamar Roberts caught five passes for 131 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 45-43 win over Glynn Academy. 

Edward Coleman, Calvary Day

Cavaliers senior wide receiver Edward Coleman caught jus two passes, but raced for 108 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-6 win over Groves.


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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

Colin Hubbard
COLIN HUBBARD

Colin Hubbard is a skilled sports media professional as both a writer and a photographer. He served for more than two years as the sports editor of the Rockdale/Newton Citizen in Atlanta and as the Georgia Tech beat writer for Greater Atlanta. Colin is an expert in the coverage of prep sports, having served as a freelancer with the Gwinnett Daily Post and The Paper of Baselton. He has been covering Georgia high school sports for SBLive Sports Georgia since 2022.