Herald Fans’ Choice Player of the Week: Dashaun Caffee

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

The votes are in, and this week’s Herald Fans’ Choice Player of the Week is Stanhope Elmore defensive back Dashaun Caffee.

Caffee, who is one of the top defensive players across the county, earned 788 of the 1,595 total votes cast. He has earned

WETUMPKA (3-1) AT RUSSELL COUNTY (1-2)

THE PLAYERS

Wetumpka: QB Nate Rogers has scored five touchdowns, two passing and three rushing, in region play this year. …WR Malik Owens had seven catches for 104 yards and a touchdown last week. … RB Mike Dillard scored two rushing touchdowns against Park Crossing.

FOUR DOWNS

Wetumpka beat Park Crossing, 278, last week; Russell County lost to Carver, 40-14.

Wetumpka is 1-1 in AHSAA Class 6A, Region 2; Russell County is 0-2.

Wetumpka has a 9-3 all-time record against Russell County and won the last matchup, 52-13, in 2015.

Russell County’s defense has allowed an average of 42.5 points the last two weeks.

NEXT UP: Wetumpka hosts Greenville; Russell County at Valley.

CARVER (3-0) AT STANHOPE ELMORE (1-2)

The Players

Stanhope Elmore: QB Jacob Bryant has thrown six touchdown passes this year. … WR Jackson Thomas has two multi-touchdown games this season. … DB Dashaun Caffee intercepted two passes in the Mustangs’ last game.

Four Downs

Stanhope Elmore is coming off a bye week; Carver beat Russell County, 40-14, last week.

Stanhope Elmore is 1-0 in AHSAA Class 6A, Region 2. Carver is 2-0.

Carver beat Stanhope Elmore, 39-7, the last time they met in 2015.

Carver’s defense, led by two five-star prospects, is allowing less than 10 points per game.

NEXT UP: Stanhope Elmore hosts Prattville; Carver hosts Lee Montgomery.

the most votes of any Player of the Week nominee all season. He earned just under half of the total votes while Elmore County receiver Jabari Murphy earned 554 votes and Wetumpka quarterback Nate Rogers earned 253 votes.

Caffee had a stellar game on Friday, Sept. 2 as he helped lead the Mustangs over Russell County in an extremely important region game. Caffee intercepted two passes in the first half of the game and helped Stanhope grab an early lead and never looked back.

With the early lead, Stanhope Elmore went on to win, 35-21, for its first win of the season. His interceptions set the tone for the game as Russell County did not

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