Vote: Who should be High School on SI's Tennessee Football Player of the Week? (10/29/2024)

We’ve selected 10 candidates to choose from this past week’s games

Houston’s Chandler Day (15) runs with the ball during the game between Houston High School and Germantown High School in Germantown, Tenn., on Friday, September 6, 2024. / Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Tennessee high school football is back and so begins our Player of the Week polls for the state. Teams showcased more of what they’ve got heading into Week 8 of the regular season.

As such, we have 10 athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Tennessee Football Player of the Week award from October 24-26, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. 

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Congratulations to last week’s winner: Xavier Randolph, Giles County

The Giles County quarterback is back on the list after leading the way in a 49-0 win over Community, completing 7-of-8 passes for 129 yards and two scores.

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Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees: 

Chandler Day, Houston 

In Houston’s 41-0 rout of White Station last week, with the senior completing 10-of-14 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns. 

Lekhy Thompkins, Trinity Christian Academy 

The junior running back led the way in a 42-7 win over Tipton-Rose Academy, rushing for a game-high 137 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns. 

Lake Drake, York Institute 

Drake only needed four carries to rush for 198 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 60-0 rout of Wartburg Central last week. 

Tate Surber, McKenzie 

The senior quarterback was a scoring machine in McKenzie’s 47-14 victory over Giles County, totaling 329 yards and six touchdowns. 

David Green, Boyd Buchanan 

The junior running back had a huge night in Boyd Buchanan’s 49-7 victory over Webb, rushing for 130 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns. 

Connor Jenne, Silverdale Academy 

Jenne, a sophomore quarterback, was efficient in a 44-22 victory over Grace Christian Academy. The signal caller completed 11-of-13 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns. 

Jayden Mcgowan, Friendship Christian 

The junior tailback went off in Friendship Christian’s 35-12 win over Ezell-Harding Christian. Mcgowan carried the ball 21 times for 158 yards and four touchdowns. 

D’andre Hundley, Austin-East 

Hundley was the defensive leader in Austin-East’s 49-14 victory over Union County. The defender tallied a team-high eight tackles and three sacks. 

Locke Kennedy, Battle Ground Academy 

The senior wide receiver hauled in three passes that all went for touchdowns along with 123 yards in a 55-14 romp of The Webb School. 

Albert Johnson, Fulton 

Johnson had one of the state’s performances on the ground last week in a 42-35 win over Carter, going off for 308 yards on 29 carries and scoring three times. 

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