Asante Das, a senior wide receiver at Allatoona, is the GHSF Daily State Player of the Week for his performance Friday in a 38-21 victory over Sprayberry in a Region 6-AAAAAA game.
Das set a Cobb County record for receiving yards in a game (294) and school records for receiving touchdowns (five) and longest reception (93 yards). Das caught all six of Allatoona's completed passes.
"Dante Marshall, the quarterback, is a good friend of his, and they've been playing together since middle school and have a good chemistry," Allatoona coach Gary Varner said. "They went man-to-man on him a lot to stop the running game, and he took advantage."
Das (pronounced Dah-ss) has 18 receptions for 619 yards and eight touchdowns on the season despite missing one of Allatoona's five games. Allatoona is primarily a running team, averaging just 13 passing attempts per game. Das has more than half of his team's receptions and eight of the 10 TD catches.
Top five
*Allatoona WR Asante Das had six receptions for 294 yards and all five of his team's touchdowns in a 38-21 victory over Sprayberry.
*Carver (Atlanta) RB Jo'Quavious Marks rushed for 345 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-21 victory over Grady.
*Lee County ATH Caleb McDowell scored on a 95-yard kickoff return, 60-yard run and 50-yard fumble return and had more than 300 all-purpose yards and 11 tackles in a 55-13 victory over Thomson.
*Mount Paran Christian QB Niko Vangarelli rushed for 256 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries and was 8-of-16 passing for 170 yards and a touchdown in a 27-16 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian. Vangarelli also had seven tackles.
*Turner County RB Elijah Stephens rushed for 308 yards on 28 carries and scored all five Turner touchdown in a 34-33 victory over Lanier County.
Best of the rest
*Adairsville DL Dakota King had eight solo tackles and caused three fumbles in a 22-21 victory over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.
*Banneker RB/DB Kobe Harris rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries, caught two passes for 116 yards and a touchdown, intercepted a pass and had eight tackles in a 34-14 victory over Lithia Springs.
*Calvary Day WR Jay Wetherington had nine receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown in a 48-12 victory over St. John's, S.C.
*Camden County WR Chamar Roberts had six receptions for 148 yards and three touchdowns in 51-17 victory over Glynn Academy.
*Carrollton QB Myles Morris was 9-of-14 passing for 259 yards and five touchdowns in a 50-14 victory over Cass.
*Central Gwinnett WR Daejon Reynolds had six receptions for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-0 victory over Lakeside of Atlanta.
*Christian Heritage WR/DB Evan Lester had 110 yards of total offense, scored three touchdowns and had six tackles and an interception in a 29-22 loss to Darlington.
*Clarke Central RB O'Brien Barnett rushed for 141 yards, had 62 yards receiving and scored three touchdowns in a 34-10 victory over Cedar Shoals.
*Collins Hill sophomore DB/WR Travis Hunter had six receptions for 150 yards and four touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 60-12 victory over Duluth.
*Creekview ATH Ethan Dirrim had 109 yards receiving on two catches, both for touchdowns, returned a fumble that he forced 64 yards for a touchdown, and had five tackles in a 27-14 victory over Sequoyah.
*Crisp County LB Jayren Fox had 10 tackles, two sacks, another tackle for a loss, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups in a 32-14 victory over Thomasville.
*Dacula QB Jarrett Jenkins was 12-of-14 passing for 300 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns on six carries in a 42-7 victory over Gainesville.
*Darlington RB Kolin Rogers rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries in a 29-22 victory over Christian Heritage. His 19-yard run with less than two minutes left was the winning touchdown.
*Dawson County WR Dakohta Sonnichsen had 143 yards receiving on six catches, two for touchdowns, in a 52-34 victory over East Hall.
*Fannin County LB Jackson Weeks had 13 tackles, two for losses, broke up two passes and intercepted one in a 21-7 victory over Cherokee Bluff.
*Flowery Branch RB Jaizen Elilingham rushed for 299 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries in a 45-20 victory over White County.
*Hapeville Charter LB Bryant Griffin had three tackles for losses in a 43-6 victory over Douglass.
*Haralson County QB Clay Hyatt rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries in a 46-14 victory over Coahulla Creek. Hyatt ran for 301 yards the previous week.
*Hiram RB Jalen Townser rushed for 241 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in a 28-21 victory over East Paulding.
*Holy Innocents' CB Leighton Dickson had four tackles, broke up two passes and intercepted a pass while covering Class A's leading receiver in a 49-14 victory over Mount Presbyterian.
*Jefferson RB/DB Malaki Starks rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on six carries and returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown in 33-0 victory over Franklin County.
*Kell freshman RB David Mbadinga rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-16 victory over Paulding County.
*Lanier RB Taj Barnes rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-22 victory over Habersham Central.
*Loganville DE Neto Okpala had five tackles for losses in a 42-0 victory over Walnut Grove.
*Marist QB Connor Cigelske rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries in a 56-13 victory over Chestatee.
*McIntosh County Academy RB Trent Johnson rushed for 201 yards and five touchdowns on 17 carries in a 48-14 victory over Brantley County.
*Mill Creek RB Chancellor Lee-Parker rushed for 182 yards on 18 carries in a 49-17 victory over Peachtree Ridge.
*Monroe Area QB Selatian Straughter Jr. was 13-of-15 passing for 249 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown in a 56-7 victory over East Jackson.
*Montgomery County LB Katarius Allen scored on fumble returns of 50, 25 and 77 yards and blocked an extra-point attempt in a 40-26 victory over Treutlen.
*North Cobb RB Cam Cunningham rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries in a 35-7 victory over Pebblebrook.
*North Gwinnett RB Devin Crosby rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-21 victory over Mountain View.
*Northwest Whitfield LB Jordan McCamish was in on 33 tackles, six behind the line, in a 27-16 victory over Ridgeland.
*Ola QB Hunter Kautz passed for 232 yards and rushed for 97 in a 27-22 loss to Stockbridge.
*Parkview LB Tony Ward had 10.5 tackles, two sacks and another tackle for a loss and broke up a pass in 31-24 victory over Norcross.
*Rabun County QB Gunner Stockton was 26-of-33 passing for 368 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries in a 52-9 victory over Banks County.
*Sandy Creek WR/CB Brian Branch had five receptions for 97 yards and three touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 44-7 victory over Troup.
*Savannah Christian RB Marquell Brown scored five touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards on seven carries in a 51-0 victory over Portal.
*Screven County RB Gary Hawkins rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns in a 60-26 victory over Josey.
*Sonoraville RB Blade Bryant had 145 yards from scrimmage - 93 rushing, 52 receiving - and scored two touchdowns in a 41-0 victory over Ringgold.
*South Effingham RB Rocko Griffin rushed for 128 yards, caught a 26-yard TD pass and returned a punt 22 yards in 49-14 victory over Tattnall County.
*Tift County RB Jeffery Butler rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in a 24-7 victory over Bainbridge.
*Toombs County RB Derrick Mincey rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries and had 49 yards receiving in a 38-0 victory over Bacon County.
*Trinity Christian FS/WR Sharman Reed had six receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns, made four tackles and intercepted a pass in a 42-3 victory over Strong Rock Christian.
*Union County WR Sawyer Drake had seven receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns in 35-14 victory over Elbert County.
*Union Grove LB Keyon Smothers had 11 tackles, 5.5 for losses, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two QB hits in a 28-7 victory over Eagle's Landing.
*Wayne County sophomore QB Trey Pierce was 15-of-23 passing for 282 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-14 victory over Bradwell Institute.
*Wesleyan WR Cooper Blauser had 11 receptions for 120 yards and a 49-yard kickoff return in a 54-17 loss to Eagle's Landing Christian.
*West Laurens QB A.J. Mathis was 13-of-16 passing for 226 yards and three touchdowns in 43-7 victory over Howard. Mathis now holds the school record with 4,315 career passing yards.
*Winder-Barrow RB J.C. Green rushed for 133 yards on 20 carries and scored a touchdown in 24-19 victory over Apalachee.
Lines of distinction
*Clarke Central's offensive line of tackles Hog Cunningham and Yoshi Diekumpuna, guards Kentucky Govan and Amari Fulton and center Brian Leahy led a balanced offense of 170 yards rushing (5.8 yards per carry) and 197 passing (13 of 15 attempts) in a 34-10 victory over Cedar Shoals.
*Dalton’s offensive line of Osbaldo Beltran, Brant Bagley, Saul Espino, Manny Vega, Christian Morgan, Fabio Garcia and Edrehy Garcia have blocked for the state's leading rusher, Jahmyr Gibbs, who ran for 326 yards on 21 carries and scored on runs of 68, 83, 50 and 64 yards last week in a 34-7 victory over River Ridge. Dalton, playing its backup quarterback because of injury, attempted only three passes. "Needless to say, they are getting it done when everyone knows what we are doing," Dalton coach Matt Land said. Gibbs has rushed for 1,690 yards in six games. Dalton has rushed for 368.5 yards per game and 34 touchdowns as a team.
*Loganville's offensive line of Jack Davis, Will Akins, Micah Cordle, Andrew Still and Dozie Okpala controlled the trenches in the Red Devils' first win of the season, a 42-0 decision against Walnut Grove. Loganville averaged 6.5 yards per rush, and Cordle, the sophomore center, graded 100 percent while making all protection calls.
*Lovett's offensive line of William Stimmell, Cal Barwis, Dobbs Davie, John Thomas Brooks, Luke Wahl, Stevie Bracey and Charlie Hoke created space for running backs Henry Beery (11 carries, 155 yards, one touchdown), Michael Hollingsworth (13-87-2) and Henry Jones (14-82-1) in a 54-12 victory over Towers. Lovett finished with 406 yards rushing on 49 carries.
*Pickens' offensive line of Aiden Sanchez, Josh Cook, Sam Stout, Mason Watkins and Bailey Cannady paved the way for 399 yards of rushing on 40 carries in a 45-14 victory over Southeast Whitfield. QB C.J. Streicher rushed for 190 yards and threw three TD passes.
*Richmond Hill's offensive line of Joe Fusile, Caleb Tanner, Corey Rowley, Thomas Innis and Jeremiah Scott-Kollman was the catalyst for more than 400 yards of total offense and seven touchdowns in the first half of a 49-17 victory over Bluffton, S.C. Jalen Rouse rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns, and the Wildcats also passed for 196 yards with no sacks allowed.
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