Oak Grove's AJ Maddox voted SBLive Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Oak Grove Warriors quarterback AJ Maddox on winning the fan vote for SBLive Mississippi’s High School Athlete of the Week!
Maddox completed 20 of his 26 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 45-35 win over Meridian.
It was a tight one this week, but the Texas A&M commit’s impressive performance garnered 51.1 percent of the more than 122,000 votes, narrowly edging out Forest defensive lineman Latrell Pace, who finished with 46.9 percent of the vote.
Here’s a look at the other nominees from last week:
Nate Blount, RB, Brandon
Rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 54-17 win over Petal.
Patrick Broomfield, DB, Clarksdale
Came up with three huge interceptions in the Wildcats’ 34-24 win over Lafayette.
Braylon Brown, DL, Northwest Rankin
Logged seven tackles, including four for a loss, forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and picked up two sacks in a 21-13 win over Pearl.
Nyrikius Johnson, RB, Germantown
Rushed 23 times for 250 yards and three touchdowns and threw a 59-yard touchdown pass in the Mavericks’ 34-33 win over Starkville.
Kenzavius Lundy, ATH, Simmons
Rushed 24 times for 250 yards and four touchdowns in the Blue Devils’ 42-0 win over Leland.
Latrell Pace, DL, Forest
Recorded 13 tackles, including two for a loss, in the Bearcats’ 28-14 win over Union.
Benny Williams, ATH, Bay High
Went bananas in a 37-34 win over Moss Point, rushing 15 times for 229 yards and two touchdowns on offense and recording 11 tackles, three sacks and two tackles for a loss on defense.