Honor roll for high school football player of the week. Nominations should be submitted by noon on Sunday afternoons to Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com.
* Baylor: Freshman George Porter ran for 102 yards on 23 carries and scored twice as the Red Raiders stretched their win streak over rival McCallie to two with a 27-6 victory at Finley Stadium.
* Bledsoe County: In the team’s biggest win to date, Brandon Smith ran for 211 yards on 25 carries (8.4 ypc) and four touchdowns as the Warriors bested Sequatchie County 34-28 and took sole control of the District 7-AA championship race. Bledsoe is now 7-0.
* Bradley Central: A.J. Shelton returned an interception 40 yards with 1:44 left till halftime for the Bears’ final points in a 21-12 victory over 10th-ranked Soddy-Daisy.
* Brainerd: Darren Hanna returned a fumble 23 yards for the Panthers’ first score but the lost to rival Howard 42-12.
* Central: DeHart Hubbard scored both TDs and rushed for 82 hard-earned yards as the Purple Pounders bested 6-AA rival Red Bank 16-11.
* Chattanooga Christian: Junior receiver Beau Simmons had nine catches for 223 yards and three TDs but the Chargers fell 49-28 to Grundy County.
* Cleveland: Jamarcus Mobley returned after a two-week layoff and carried the ball on 34 of the Blue Raiders’ 36 rushing plays, gaining 231 yards and scoring a TD. Cleveland lost the non-region game at Cookeville, 21-19.
* Dade County: Less than two minutes into the game Chris Little put the unbeaten Wolverines up for good with a 26-yard run. He finished with 112 yards on just seven carries (16.0 ypc). Dade won in a shutout over North Murray.
* Dalton: Reginald Torres turned in three lost-yardage tackles in the Catamounts’ loss to Ridgeland.
* East Hamilton: Logan Jackson rushed for personal-best 187 yards to key the Hurricanes’ 31-13 victory over 6-AA rival Hixson.
* East Ridge: The Pioneers hit Tyner early, scoring on an 89-yard pass from Demetrius Bumpass to Dominique Strickland but it was their only TD in a 29-7 loss to the Rams.
* Grundy County: Destin Nunley scored four times, three by running and another on a pass reception, in the Yellowjackets’ 49-28 win over Chattanooga Christian. Nunley had 207 rushing yards (13 carries, 15.9 ypc) and caught two passes for 38 yards.
* Heritage: Jake Sampson completed 16 of 30 passes with no interceptions for 182 yards and a TD but the Generals dropped their first region game to Ringgold, 21-15.
* Howard: Thomas McCauley threw a pair of TD passes, finishing with no interceptions and 97 yards, and also rushed for a score among his 57 yards in the Hustlin’ Tigers’ 42-12 victory over Brainerd.
* Hixson: Randy Boyd, pressed into service as the Wildcats’ quarterback two weeks ago, rushed for 77 and passed for 123 but the Wildcats lost to East Hamilton 31-13.
* Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe: Bubba Cruz returned a kickoff 60 yards for a TD in the Warriors’ loss to Chattooga.
* Marion County: The Warriors were held to 4 yards of offense in the first half but quarterback Matt Zeman got loose in the second half for 122 yards and two TDs.
* McCallie: Kicker Arturo Rocha scored all of the Blue Tornado’s points with field goals of 41 and 39 yards in a 27-6 loss to Baylor.
* McMinn County: Desmond McBee caught nine passes for 169 yards including a 74-yard connection with Nathan Simbeck in the first quarter.
* North Jackson: Duante Johnson scord 4 TDs and picked up 115 rushing yards on 13 carries (8.8 ypc) as the unbeaten Chiefs went on the road and walloped Cherokee County 48-19.
* Northwest Whitfield: Four different players – Alex Heard, Nick Wagner, Zach Sloan and Clifford Phillips scored TDs as the Bruins collected their first win of the year.
* Notre Dame: Jordan Middlebrooks competed six of 13 passes in a loss to Polk County.
* Ooltewah: Goose Manning rushed for 175 yards and two TDs and completed 10 of 14 passes for 186 yards and two more scores as the Owls picked up a crucial region win with a 41-35 victory over Walker Valley.
* Polk County: Tyler Lee scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards on three carries (45.7 ypc) as the 5-AA-leading Warriors belted Notre Dame 48-0.
* Red Bank: Randal Lee’s 8-yard run gave the Lions the lead with 5:58 to play in the first quarter but it was to be their only TD in a 16-11 loss to Central.
* Rhea County: Jeremy Moffett and Tyler Dennis iced the Golden Eagles’ win at McMinn County with interception returns for TDs. Their scores took Rhea from a 15-14 deficit to a 29-15 victory.
* Ridgeland: Mason Harris scored the Panthers’ first TD on a 46-yard fumble return but also caused a fumble and recorded a pair of sacks in a 21-0 win over Dalton. The defense limited the Catamounts to five first downs and 128 yards of offense as Ridgeland got its first win over Dalton in 18 years.
* Ringgold: Mark Fairbanks scored the deciding TD with 2:02 left in the fourth quarter and finished with 133 rushing yards in a 21-15 win over Heritage. Fairbanks made the score 21-8 and Heritage scored with 0:48 left in the game. Brandon Baker led the Ringgold defense with 13 tackles.
* Sequatchie County: Hunter Lewis ran for 150 yards and a TD but the Indians dropped a key 7-AA game to Bledsoe County, 34-28.
* Signal Mountain: His coach had long called off the offensive dogs but after Marion County scored its first TD, Donnie Garner returned a kickoff 87 yards in the Eagles’ region championship-clinching win over the Warriors.
* Tyner: DeSean Neal rushed for 93 yards on 10 carries with two TDs and also scored on an 8-yard pass reception as the Rams rallied for a 29-7 victory over East Ridge.
* Walker Valley: Eric Wells Jr. rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns but he and the Mustangs were turned back by Ooltewah, 41-35.