The BLITZ Football Players of the Week are Tucker Engert (Towns County), Reid Giles (Rabun County), and Nolan Matthews (Lumpkin County). Engert won the Fan Vote with 5,156 of the 14,243 total votes. Giles and Matthews were the BLITZ Picks.

TUCKER ENGERT – TOWNS COUNTY

Towns County’s Tucker Engert shined in the Indians’ second win of the season. The sophomore wideout hauled in 10 balls for 153 yards and a TD. This is his third career POW award. Engert is the 400th sophomore all-time to claim POW honors.

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REID GILES – RABUN COUNTY

Reid Giles’ performance is one of the best of all-time for Rabun County, and that’s saying a TON when you consider all the greats to play for the Wildcats. In Rabun’s 49-42 win at Dalton, Giles had the winning TD run in the last minute, capping off a game that saw him go for 424 total yards of offense by himself. He had 111 rush yards and 3 TD, 204 receiving yards on seven catches, had a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD, and had 10 punt return yards. He even found time for five tackles on defense. The reigning BLITZ POY takes his fourth career POW award.

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NOLAN MATTHEWS – LUMPKIN COUNTY

Nolan Matthews takes his third career POW award, and this one might be his best. The senior star running back for Lumpkin County had 158 rushing yards and 4 TD, adding 96 receiving yards and another TD for a 5-TD game in Lumpkin’s big win in Week Four.

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