Coaches are encouraged to nominate players for the Player of the Week by e-mailing Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com
* Baylor: Nelson Pinkstaff scored two TDs and rushed for 97 yards as the Red Raiders skipped past St. Benedict 42-10.
* Bledsoe County: Chase Brown ran for 103 yards on 13 carries in the Warriors' 42-15 loss to Loudon.
* Brainerd: Anthony Broom rushed for 80 yards but also passed for 181 and for scores as the Panthers upset Clairborne County 26-20.
* Cleveland: Chad Voytik passed for 376 yards and four touchdowns but the Blue Raiders came up short against Columbia, 28-27.
* Dade County: Michael Freeman scored two TDs, rushed for 104 yards and caught a pass for 40 yards as the Wolverines swamped Coosa 47-6.
* Dalton: Shaquon Moore ran for 126 yards and a touchdown in the Catamounts' 17-14 loss to Hiram.
* East Ridge: Brevante King, operating mostly from a Wildcat package, scored two TDs and rushed for 125 yards in the Pioneers' 30-14 loss to Fulton.
* Grundy County: Destin Nunley scored four TDs and 174 yards and passed for another 20 as the Yellowjackets' upset bid of Goodpasture fell short, 38-27.
* Lookout Valley: Malcom Carver scored the Yellow Jackets' only TD in a 34-6 loss to Gordonsville.
* McCallie: Trent Lusk completed 8 of 13 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in the Blue Tornado's 36-29 overtime loss to Briarcrest.
* McMinn Central: Zach Rayl ran for one TD and passed for another in the Chargers' 32-22 loss at Christian Academy of Knoxville.
* McMinn County: Tevin McDermott turned in a 260-yard total offense performance and scored twice as the Cherokees clipped Oak Ridge 12-7.
* North Jackson: Denzell Bynum had an 84-yard kickoff return and a 14-yard run in the Chiefs' 36-19 win over Brooks.
* Northwest Whitfield: Lance Andrews scored five TDs and rushed for 189 yards in the team's 43-33 win over Paulding County.
* Ooltewah: Zach Zarzour caught six passes for 56 yards and a TD in the Owls' 24-7 loss to Farragut.
* Polk County: Jared Allen was 5-for-5 passing for 50 yards, and a TD and rushed nine times for 40 yards and another score as the Wildcats got win No. 11 with a 29-0 victory over Kingston.
* Red Bank: Andy Christopher passed for 211 yards and three touchdowns, completing 13 of 16 passes and rushed for a 14-yard score as the Lions defeated Knox Gibbs 48-8.
* Ridgeland: Devin Bowman scored a pair of TDs to go with 181 rushing yards as the Panthers outlasted Carrollton 27-25.
* Ringgold: Shaun Anderson had 10 carries for 62 yards and the Tigers' first score in their 14-7 win over Central-Carrollton.
* Sequatchie County: Hunter Lewis scored a touchdown and ran for 113 yards in the Indians' 28-16 loss to York Institute.
* Signal Mountain: Andrew Price and Reese Phillips scored two TDs apiece in the Eagles' 63-23 win over Silverdale Baptist.
* Silverdale Baptist: Will Amos rushed for 68 yards and scored a TD in the Seahawks' 63-23 loss to Signal Mountain.
Ward Gossett is an assistant sports editor and writer for the Times Free Press. Ward has a long history in Chattanooga journalism. He actually wrote a bylined story for the Chattanooga News-Free Press as a third-grader. He Began working part-time there in 1968 and was hired full time in 1970. Ward now covers high school athletics, primarily football, wrestling and baseball and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling. Over a 40-year career, he has covered ...
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