Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Upper State South Carolina Offensive Player of the Week (10/15/2023)?

Here are 10 players for your consideration

Mike Duprez | Oct 15, 2023

Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Upper State South Carolina Offensive Player of the Week (10/15/2023)? /

We have 10 athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s Upper State South Carolina Offensive Football Player of the Week from Oct. 12-13 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Drake Braddock of Gilbert.

Here are this week's nominations:

Ethan Anderson, J.L. Mann

Anderson was 17-of-24 for 279 yards and 4 touchdowns in J.L. Mann’s 53-6 thumping of Mauldin.

Jacob Medlin, Riverside

Medlin threw for 188 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Warriors beat Eastside 41-20.

Drew Spires, Richard Winn Academy

The senior wide receiver keeps getting on this list because he keeps doing big things. In a 56-8 win over Oakbrook Prep, Spires had 9 catches for 226 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also caught a two-point conversion and recovered an onside kick.

Will Wilson, Richland Northeast

Rinse, wash and repeat. Wilson, a North Carolina State recruit, was 19-of-25 for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns while also running 18 times for 133 yards and a touchdown in RNE’s 48-21 win over Lugoff-Elgin.

Jevon Edwards, South Aiken

Edwards rushed for 250 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Thoroughbreds rolled over Airport 38-15.

K.D. Patterson, T.L. Hanna

Patterson had 144 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 24 carries as the Yellow Jackets held off Hillcrest 36-33.

K.D. Hainsworth, Dorman

Hainsworth caught 6 passes for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 28-26 loss to Gaffney.

Finley Polk, Northwestern

The Trojans’ quarterback didn't have to throw much in a 56-14 rout of York. He was 7-of-9 for 203 yards and a touchdown.

Will Young, Brookland-Cayce

Young carried 36 times for 238 yards and 4 touchdowns, including the game-winner in a 41-35 overtime win over Dreher.

Matthew Wilson, Rock Hill

Wilson threw for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns while also running for 68 yards and a touchdown as the Bearcats beat Nation Ford 42-21.

Published Oct 15, 2023

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.