You voted: Here's the Athens-area's Week 6 high school football Player of the Week
Cedar Shoals wide receiver Jason Massey is the Athens area's Week 6 high school football player of the week after winning the closest competition of the season.
Massey accumulated 24.5% of the 5,081 votes cast this week to edge out East Jackson's Drew Richardson (21.6%). North Oconee's Damoni Taylor (17.2%) finished third.
In Cedar Shoals’ 49-12 victory over East Hall, Massey had a touchdown reception and returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
Vote each week during the regular season for the high school football athlete of the week.
Previous winners
Week 5:Oglethorpe County's Jake Turner
Week 4:Oglethorpe County's Will Sampson
Week 3:East Jackson's Gary Maddox
Week 2:Winder-Barrow's Tyreeck Hall
Week 1:Oglethorpe County's Joseph Turner
NOMINEES
Toby Bolton, Cedar Shoals
In Cedar Shoals’ 49-12 victory over East Hall, Bolton had a touchdown run and recorded an interception.
Sam Bush, Athens Academy
In Athens Academy’s 46-21 victory over Mount Vernon, Bush rushed for five touchdowns.
Dominic Elder, North Oconee
In North Oconee’s 52-7 victory over Chestatee, Elder ran for two touchdowns.
Mandrell Glenn, Cedar Shoals
In Cedar Shoals’ 49-12 victory over East Hall, Glenn threw two touchdown passes and ran for another touchdown.
Devin Hester, Cedar Shoals
In Cedar Shoals’ 49-12 victory over East Hall, Hester had a touchdown reception and returned punt for another score.
Chase Johnson, Jefferson
In Jefferson's 17-7 win over Clarke Central, Johnson returned an interception 49 yards that set up a Dragons field goal.
Jason Massey, Cedar Shoals
In Cedar Shoals’ 49-12 victory over East Hall, Massey had a touchdown reception and returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
Drew Richardson, East Jackson
In East Jackson’s 45-0 victory over Johnson, Richards ran for two touchdowns.
Pierce Smith, Bethlehem Christian
In Bethlehem Christian’s 49-21 victory over King’s Ridge Christian, Smith had two rushing touchdowns.
M.J. Spurlin, Jackson County
In Jackson County’s 28-10 victory over Apalachee, Spurlin rushed for three touchdowns.
Jalyon Stone, Clarke Central
In Clarke Central's 17-7 loss to Jefferson, Stone had 9 tackles, three of them for loss.
Damoni Taylor, North Oconee
In North Oconee’s 52-7 victory over Chestatee, Taylor caught two touchdown passes.
Ivy Tolbert, Commerce
In Commerce’s 17-14 victory over Banks County, Tolbert kicked a 27-yard field goal with 1:02 remaining in the fourth quarter for the game-winning score.
Tysean Wiggins, Commerce
In Commerce’s 17-14 victory over Banks County, Wiggins ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns.
Max Wilson, North Oconee
In North Oconee’s 52-7 victory over Chestatee, Wilson threw three touchdown passes.