Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Georgia high school football defensive player of the week (10/9/2023)?
The eighth week of the Georgia high school football season is in the books.
Now it’s time to voice your opinion on which player should be named SBLive’s South Georgia high school football defensive player of the week.
Read up on this week's five candidates below and let us know your pick. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 14th at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week’s poll.
Editor’s Note: Our Player of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Tavion Wallace of Wayne County.
Here are this week's nomination:
Eric Brantley, Valdosta: Senior defensive end Eric Brantley came up huge for the Wildcats in their win against cross-town rival Lowndes last Friday night. He led the way with a team-high 12 tackles, including three sacks in the win.
Cayden Daniels, Crisp County: Junior defensive back Cayden Daniels was everywhere for the Cougars Saturday against Monroe. He intercepted two passes and forced two fumbles in a close loss.
Marlon Evans, Lowndes: Senior Marlon Evans had himself a big night against cross-town rival Valdosta, recording 10 tackles and intercepting a pass in a losing effort.
Cooper Thornhill, Camden County: Senior linebacker Cooper Thornhill led the way with 16 tackles in a big 35-33 win over Richmond Hill last Friday night.
Joe Douglas, Thomasville: Sophomore linebacker had a big night last Friday night against Carver-Columbus, recording a team-high 14 tackles, 10 of which were solo.
