A look at the top offensive performances from Week 9 of the high school football regular season:
Smyrna’s quarterback John Turner
QB John Turner, Smyrna
MTSU commitment completed 17 of 23 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-17 win over Cookeville, and the 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior also added a pair of rushing scores.
RB D.J. Taylor, Huntland
Wake Forrest commitment notched his second 300-yard rushing performance this season in the Hornets’ 42-14 win over Moore County, finishing with 301 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries.
QB Grayson Tramel, Shelbyville
Tramel completed 12 of 26 attempts for 325 yards and five touchdown passes in the Golden Eagles’ 49-47 win over Stewarts Creek.
Pearl-Cohn QB Xavier Shepard (8)
QB Xavier Shepherd, Pearl-Cohn
Shepherd threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns on 12 of 18 passing in the Firebirds’ 48-0 win over White House, and the 6-foot-1, 185-pound sophomore also ran seven times for 101 yards and a score.
Davidson Academy sophomore Da’Juon Hewitt ran for 200 yards and four touchdowns on Friday.
RB Da’Joun Hewitt, Davidson Academy
Foutch registered his second straight 200-yard rushing performance in the Bears’ 50-46 win over FRA, finishing with 220 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries.
QB Logan Hewitt, Trousdale County
Hewitt completed 7 of 11 passes for 112 yards and a pair of touchdown passes in the Yellow Jackets’ 38-21 win over MTCS, and the 6-foot, 195-pound junior also ran for 166 yards and three scores.
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WR Darius Young, Shelbyville
Young made six catches for 225 yards in the Golden Eagles’ 49-47 win over Stewarts Creek, hauling in touchdown receptions of 25, 27 and 69 yards.
RB Xavier Myers, Nashville Christian
Myers ran for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on nine carries in the Eagles’ 40-7 win over Gordonsville, and the 5-foot-9, 173-pound sophomore also hauled in three receptions for 93 yards and a score.
QB Bobo Hodges, Maplewood
Hodges threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns on 11 of 13 passing in the Panthers’ 44-13 win over Portland.
Marshall County running back Kamron Liggett.
RB Kamron Liggett, Marshall County
Liggett ran 16 times for 231 yards with touchdown runs of 47, 54 and 18 yards in the Tigers’ 49-12 triumph over Spring Hill.
Giles County junior quarterback John Bachus
QB John Bachus, Giles County
Bachus completed 28 of 45 passes for 430 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Bobcats’ 38-35 loss to Page, and the 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior also ran for 94 yards and a score.
Overton running back Taveruis Travis (5)
RB Taveruis Travis, Overton
Travis racked up 219 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries in the Bobcats’ 34-16 win over Ravenwood.
Centennial’s running back Zyon Lee
RB Zyon Lee, Centennial
Lee ran for 239 yards on 19 carries in the Cougars’ 27-17 win over Brentwood, and the 5-foot-8, 175-pound senior scored on touchdown runs of 79 and three yards.
Page quarterback Jacob Van Landingham
QB Jacob Van Landingham, Page
Van Landingham completed 14 of 20 attempts for 285 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots’ 38-35 win over Giles County.
Franklin Road Academy running back Adonis Otey
RB Adonis Otey, FRA
Otey found the end zone on more than a third of his carries in the Panthers’ 50-46 loss to Davidson Academy, racking up 119 yards and five touchdowns on just 14 attempts.
Reach Michael Murphy at 615-259-8262 and on Twitter @Murph_TNsports .
