Prince Avenue QB Aaron Philo selected the Week 9 Athens-area player of the week
Ryne Dennis
Prince Avenue Christian quarterback Aaron Philo claimed a heated race for this Week 10 Player of the Week honors.
In Prince Avenue Christian’s 61-0 victory over George Walton, Philo was 16-of-17 passing for 328 yards and six touchdowns.
The sophomore scored 36.5% of the 1,280 votes cast. He nudged ahead of Clarke Central teammates Lucian Anderson (22.4%) and Eli Warrington (22.2%) who combined for three touchdowns through the air in the Gladiators' record-breaking performance last Friday.
Player of the week voting will be open from Monday mornings until Wednesday at 8 p.m. throughout the regular season and the winner will be revealed Thursday morning.
Players of the Week
Week 1:Commerce kicker Ivy Tolbert voted Week 1 Player of the Week
Week 2:Oconee County's Jacob Wright selected Athens area's Week 2 Player of the Week
Week 3:You voted: Here's Athens area's Week 3 high school football player of the week
Week 5:You voted: Oconee County's Darius Johnson selected Athens area player of the week
Week 7:Cedar Shoals' Mandrell Glenn wins Athens-Area high school football Player of the Week
Week 8:Athens Christian's Jaylen Jackson voted Athens-area's Week 8 Player of the Week
Week 9:Vote: Select the Week 9 Athens-area high school football player of the week
Nominees
Lucian Anderson, Clarke Central
In Clarke Central's record-setting 76-34 victory over Greenbrier, Anderson passed for 225 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another two.
Mack Brice, North Oconee
In North Oconee’s 56-0 victory over East Hall, Brice ran for two touchdowns.
Sam Bush, Athens Academy
In Athens Academy’s 44-10 victory over Loganville Christian, Bush ran for five touchdowns.
Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian
In Prince Avenue Christian’s 61-0 victory over George Walton, Philo was 16-of-17 passing for 328 yards and six touchdowns.
Jeff Roberts, Apalachee
In Apalachee’s 42-0 victory over Johnson-Gainesville, Roberts had three rushing touchdowns.
Bailey Stockton, Prince Avenue Christian
In Prince Avenue Christian’s 61-0 victory over George Walton, Stockton caught two touchdown passes.
Aidan Thompson, Winder-Barrow
In Winder-Barrow’s 35-7 victory over Central Gwinnett, Thompson rushed for four touchdowns, all in the first half.
Eli Warrington, Clarke Central
In Clarke Central's record-setting 76-34 victory over Greenbrier, Warrington had seven catches for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Max Wilson, North Oconee
In North Oconee’s 56-0 victory over East Hall, Wilson threw a touchdown pass and ran for another touchdown.