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Upper State SC Defensive Football Player of the Week (Sept. 14-15): Vote Now

Here are seven players for your voting consideration

Mike Duprez

We have seven athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s Upper State South Carolina Defensive Football Player of the Week from Sept. 14-15 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Sept. 234 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Upper State South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week

Congratulations to last week's winner: Josh Dobson of Catawba Ridge.

Here are this week’s nominations.

Trent Garner, Pendleton

Garner had 6 tackles, including 3 for loss, to go along with 3 sacks and a pass breakup in the Bulldogs’ 53-0 win over Fountain Inn.

Baron Leonard, Eastside

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior had 7 tackles, including 3 for loss, a sack and a quarterback pressure as the Eagles beat Travelers Rest 21-15.

A.J. Lindsay, Landrum

Lindsay returned an interception for a touchdown in Landrum’s 40-20 win over Spartanburg Christian.

Jayce Joseph, Northwestern

The senior linebacker made 11 tackles, including 5 solo, and broke up a pass in the Trojans’ 49-24 win over Gaffney.

Breylon Boyd, Ridge View

Boyd had an interception return for a touchdown as the Blazers improved to 5-1 with a 40-14 victory over Dreher.

Reece Lynch, Chapman

It doesn't get more clutch than making a game-saving tackle. That’s what Lynch did when he stopped Clinton’s two-point conversion in a 22-21 win.

Chris Pearson, Fairfield Central

Pearson returned an interception for a touchdown in the Griffins’ 27-8 win over Keenan.

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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.

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