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You voted: Here's the Athens-area's Week 6 high school football Player of the Week

Ryne Dennis and Chris Starrs
Athens Banner-Herald
Cedar Shoals receiver Jason Massey (14) during a GHSA high school football between Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.

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.