Vote Now: Who should be SBLive’s Upstate South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7-8)?
We have seven athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s Upper State South Carolina Defensive Football Player of the Week from Sept. 7-8 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 16 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Austin Luedke of Woodmont.
Here are this week’s nominations:
Johnny Jaraczewski, St. Joseph’s
Jaraczewski made 13 tackles, including one for loss, and a pair of sacks in the Knights’ 24-7 win over Seneca.
Adonis Burgess, Chesnee
This guy was all over the place. Burgess had 3.5 tackles, recovered a fumble, blocked a kick and returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown in a 41-13 win over Rutherford-Spindale Central (N.C.).
Andrew Ruppe, Gaffney
Ruppe returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown in the Indians’ 24-7 win over Mallard Creek (N.C.). The junior linebacker was also in on four tackles.
Douglas McCloud, Fairfield Central
McCloud returned a fumble for a touchdown as the Griffins rallied for a wild 46-44 win over Lancaster.
Spencer Conn, Daniel
The 6-foot, 200-pound junior returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown in the undefeated Lions’ 52-21 rout of Hart County (Ga.).
Chris Foster, James F. Byrnes
The 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior was a tackling machine for the Rebels in their 49-13 win over Greer. Foster was in on 18 tackles, 8 of them solo.
Josh Dobson, Catawba Ridge
Dobson, a freshman, returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown in a 27-14 loss to Audrey Kell (N.C.).
