Friday Night Five: Lee County’s Montravious Clay is Player of the Week

Houston County tested Montravious Clay deep early Friday night. The Lee County defensive back broke up a pass that could have gone for a touchdown. Twice more, the Bears threw into the end zone. Both times, Clay came away with the ball.

Clay finished with two end-zone interceptions, five tackles and three pass breakups in Lee County’s 49-7 win, earning Albany Herald Friday Night Five Player of the Week honors.

Lee County quarterback Cohen Lawson threw four touchdown passes, and the Trojans led 36-0 at halftime. Clay helped build that margin from the other side of the ball, taking away two scoring chances and putting the offense back on the field.

Mitchell County’s Khalil Murray led the week’s reported rushing totals with 239 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in a 44-14 win over Lanier County. Teammate King Grissom caught two passes for 73 yards, and both went for touchdowns.

Terrell Academy’s Bryse Peachey ran for 179 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in a 35-7 playoff loss to Westfield. He finished the season with 2,305 yards and 28 touchdowns on 218 carries, an average of 10.6 yards per carry.

Passing

1. Cohen Lawson, Lee County — 10 of 13, 239 yards, four TDs
2. Micah Joyner, Dougherty — 12 of 14, 203 yards, three TDs
3. Lyndon Worthy, Worth County — 17 of 29, 199 yards, one TD
4. Rae’Shawn Clyde, Randolph-Clay — 5 of 11, 167 yards, two TDs
5. Gabriel Hopper, Westover — 11 of 22, 152 yards, one TD

Rushing

1. Khalil Murray, Mitchell County — 13 carries, 239 yards, two TDs
2. Bryse Peachey, Terrell Academy — 25 carries, 179 yards, one TD
3. Dominique Ball, Lee County — five carries, 89 yards, two TDs
4. Tyre Smith, Randolph-Clay — 83 yards, one TD
5. Zion Johnson, Dougherty — 10 carries, 73 yards, one TD

Receiving

• 1. Jordan Joyner, Westover — five catches, 96 yards, one TD
• 2. David Burgess, Dougherty — five catches, 89 yards, one TD
• 3. Tillman Calhoun, Lee County — three catches, 83 yards, one TD
• T-4. Carter Blackwell, Lee County — one catch, 80 yards, one TD
• T-4. Jaquaveon Nelson, Worth County — five catches, 80 yards

Rankings are based on reported game yardage totals for Nov. 2–6. Monroe’s Carter Hudson scored on a 77-yard run against Shaw, and Randolph-Clay’s Tyre Smith caught a 63-yard touchdown pass against Pelham. Hudson’s full rushing total and Smith’s full receiving total were unavailable.