Friday Night Five: Quintin Edwards is Player of Week

By Joe Whitfield, Sports Editor

Georgia’s most prolific running back plays in Edison—and Quintin Edwards added another remarkable chapter to his season Thursday night.

The Calhoun County senior needed only nine carries to pile up 237 yards and four touchdowns in the Cougars’ 44-22 victory over Southwest Georgia STEM Charter. He averaged 26.3 yards per attempt, with nearly half his carries ending in the end zone.

The performance raised Edwards’ season total to 1,720 rushing yards through eight games, keeping him atop Georgia’s statewide leaderboard, according to the latest statistics submitted to MaxPreps.

It was Edwards’ second consecutive monster performance. He rushed for 333 yards and six touchdowns the previous week, giving him 570 yards and 10 touchdowns on only 22 carries over his past two games.

Those numbers make Edwards the Albany Herald’s Friday Night Five Player of the Week. But Calhoun County coach Deshon Brock said Edwards’ value extends well beyond the stat sheet.

“Quintin is a great football player and an even better young man,” Brock said. “He embodies everything you would want in a student-athlete on and off the field. He is extremely talented, yet humble.

“He can do everything you would want a feature back to do, and he is a great teammate and leader.”

PASSING

1. Cohen Lawson, Lee County — 13 of 14, 237 yards, 4 TDs

2. Maddox Skipper, Deerfield-Windsor — 14 of 21, 172 yards

3. Preston Hurst, Baconton Charter — 6 of 11, 152 yards

4. Lyndon Worthy, Worth County — 9 of 12, 145 yards, 3 TDs

5. Bryse Peachey, Terrell Academy — 5 of 8, 80 yards

RUSHING

1. Quintin Edwards, Calhoun County — 9 carries, 237 yards, 4 TDs

2. Bryse Peachey, Terrell Academy — 22 carries, 200 yards, 2 TDs

3. Rae’Shawn Clyde, Randolph-Clay — 24 carries, 179 yards, 2 TDs

4. Jymerion Roddy, Lee County — 5 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD

5. Kelvin Tyler, Worth County — 5 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD

RECEIVING

1. Kayden Logue, Baconton Charter — 4 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD

2. Jack Hallford, Deerfield-Windsor — 4 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD

3. Jamarion Nelson, Worth County — 3 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD

4. Jaden Upshaw, Lee County — 6 catches, 65 yards, 1 TD

5. Destin Bell, Lee County — 3 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD