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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Lower State South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week (10/9/2023)?

Here are seven players for your consideration
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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Lower State South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week (10/9/2023)?
Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Lower State South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week (10/9/2023)?

We have seven athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s Lower State South Carolina Defensive Football Player of the Week from Oct. 5-6 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Kayden Gaddist of Summerville.

Here are this week's nominations:

J.T. Williams, Summerville

Williams returned a fumble for a touchdown as the 5-A top-ranked Green Wave overwhelmed Stall 69-0.

Amare Haynes, Calhoun County

Haynes turned in one of the most dominant defensive efforts of the season Friday night in a 28-14 win over Denmark-Olar. The senior linebacker had 11 tackles, including 2 for loss, 2 sacks and 5 forced fumbles.

Darren Bryant, Lake Marion

Bryant had 11 tackles, including one for loss, a sack and a forced fumble as Lake Marion beat Bishop England 13-3.

Nick Gordon, Cheraw

Gordon was a playmaker Friday night. The 5-foot-8, 140-pound freshman returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the Braves’ 63-13 rout of Central.

J.J. Chadick, Carolina Forest

A kicker doesn’t play defense but he can be a defensive weapon. Chadick boomed seven touchbacks, forcing Conway to start from its 20 on almost every possession. That was a pivotal factor in the Panthers’ 49-17 win.

Micah Balder, Williamsburg Academy

The sophomore strong safety had an interception and three tackles as the Stallions toppled Beaufort Academy 26-13.

Brayden Berry, Berkeley

Berry led the way with 10 tackles as the Stags ran away with a 52-10 win over Wando.

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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.

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