By Josh Bean
 For the ASWA 

How good was Shades Valley quarterback Rashad Louie against Gardendale? Even coach Bill Smith handed out quick praise. 

"I'd give him an A-plus," Bill Smith told AL.com after Friday's 61-28 win. "He was awesome out there tonight. He made the right reads, the offensive line gave him great protection, and his receivers bailed him out a couple of times with some Lynn Swann-type catches.

"All in all, I think it was his best game. He made the right decisions all night, looking to his second and third receivers and running when he needed to."

That's not just coach-speak. Louie's statistics support Smith's critique.

Louie accounted for seven touchdowns and 406 yards of total offense in the victory over Gardendale, and the performance earned him this week's ASWA Offensive Player of the Week award. Louie completed 22 of 28 passes for 390 yards with six touchdowns (11, 13, 36, 37, 50 and 51 yards) and ran for 106 yards with a 5-yard scoring run.

Louie's performance overshadowed this week's two finalists -- Sweet Water's Jakoby Aldridge and Haleyville's Brady Sherrill.  

Aldridge, a Jacksonville State commit, ran for 289 yards and five TDs (4, 39, 82, 16 and 25 yards) on 30 carries as Sweet Water upset Class 2A No. 1 Washington County 35-32. 

Sherrill ran 14 times for 199 yards and three TDs, caught a 12-yard TD pass and returned a kickoff for a TD in a 56-45 victory over Priceville. On defense, he also had an interception. 

This week's Defense/Special Teams Player of the Week is Sardis' Keenan Lewis, who returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and finished with 266 all-purpose yards in a 61-28 loss to St. Clair County. He finished with 16 carries for 102 yards and a score, 152 yards in kickoff returns and two TDs and one reception for 12 yards and one score in the loss. 

The finalists for the Defense/Special Teams recognition are Fairhope's John Baxter and Saks' Devin Harris. 

Baxter made a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give the Pirates a 24-23 road win over rival Foley. Harris return two interceptions for touchdowns, recovered a blocked punt and caught a pass for a touchdown in a 43-7 win over Weaver. 

ASWA members from Albertville, Alexander City, Andalusia, Anniston Auburn, Birmingham, Centre, Cullman, Decatur, Dothan, Florence, Fort Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Grove Hill, Huntsville, Jasper, Mobile, Montgomery, Oneonta, Scottsboro and Tuscaloosa submitted nominations this week. 

Other stellar performances from last week's action: 

OFFENSE 

Isaac Arnold, Sand Rock: Caught nine passes for 118 yards in the Wildcats' 17-7 loss at Westbrook Christian. 

D.J. Bailey, Valley: Ran for 211 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-7 win over BTW.                                                       

Kaleb Barker, Priceville: Accounted for 454 yards and five touchdowns in a loss to Haleyville. Barker completed 25 of 42 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns, and he rushed for 126 yards and a score. 

Hayes Battles, Houston Academy: Rushed for 243 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns in a 43-20 win over Samson. 

Brandon Baynes, Tallassee: Rushed for 213 yards and three scores on five carries in a 62-7 win over Alabama Christian. 

Gerrard Beasley, Central-Florence: Rushed for 192 yards and two TDs, including the game-winning 11-yard run in overtime, as Central beat Wilson 27-21. Beasley also scored on a 34-yard run. 

Daylon Brackett, Jacksonville Christian: Threw for 235 yards and a touchdown on 16-of-28 passing and rushed for 74 yards and a score in JCA's 42-12 loss to Valley Head. 

Jermarcus Brown, Pickens County: Rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a 50-7 win over Hubbertville. He also caught a 14-yard touchdown pass and scored on a 17-yard interception return. 

Heath Burchfield, James Clemens: Completed 26 of 37 passes for 370 yards and a 43-yard touchdown in a 41-35 loss at Austin. 

Derrick Burns, Tuscaloosa County: Rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Minor. 

Brandon Byner, Bessemer City: Totaled 360 all-purpose yards with three touchdowns in a 51-0 win over Jackson-Olin. Byner ran for 198 yards and two scores (32 and 86 yards), added 112 yards receiving and returned a punt 50 yards for a score.

Dillon Cambron, Sylvania: Completed a 13-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds remaining, then added a completion on the two-point conversion, lifting the Rams over Pisgah 34-27. Cambron carried 17 times for 84 yards and two TDs (7 and 2 yards) and completed 10-of-23 passes for 217 yards and two TDs. His other touchdown pass covered 88 yards. 

Logan Campbell, Cold Springs: Ran 30 times for 174 yards in a 28-6 home loss to Lamar County. A quarterback, he now has 1,319 rushing yards through seven games. 

Ryan Carpenter, Colbert County: Rushed for 248 yards and a touchdown as Indians beat Deshler 25-14. Carpenter converted two fourth-down plays and carried 11 times on a 17-play drive that resulted in the game-clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter. His touchdown run came on a 3-yard run, also on a fourth-down play that erased Deshler's 14-6 lead in the third quarter. 

Jacob Carroll, Mountain Brook: Accounted for 292 total yards and two touchdowns in a 34-13 win over Hewitt-Trussville. Carroll ran for 165 yards on 16 carries and scored on an 8-yard run adding 127 yards on 11 of 15 completions, including a 12-yard scoring toss. 

Chris Carr, Donoho: Rushed for 279 yards and four TDs in a 44-13 win over Cedar Bluff. 

Dantley Coker, Southside-Gadsden: Rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the Panthers' 31-6 victory over Boaz. 

Dustin Covington, Shoals Christian: Rushed for 314 yards and scored five touchdowns in the second half as Shoals Christian beat Tharptown 38-19. Covington scored on runs of 64, 65, 6, 26 and 61 yards.

Jonathon Cuzzort, Valley Head: Carried five times for 118 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-12 win over Jacksonville Christian. Cuzzort scored on runs of 4 and 50 yards.

Marvin Davidson, Leroy: Had 221 yards on 33 carries with three TDs in a 27-15 win over Choctaw County. 

Gage Davis, Gaylesville: Ran for 113 yards on eight carries and scored two touchdowns, including a 62-yard scamper on his first carry. He also had an 8-yard touchdown reception and nine tackles on defense in the Trojans' 40-6 win over Woodville. 

Kenneth Davis, R.A. Hubbard: Rushed eight times for 162 yards and two touchdowns in the Chiefs' win against Vina. 

Thomas DeGrange, Lee-Scott: Had 26 carries for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 71-59 win over East Memorial Christian. 

Deondre Douglas, James Clemens: Scored on a 43-yard catch and 19-yard run, and threw a 47-yard touchdown pass - all in the fourth quarter - as the Jets fell 41-35 to Austin. 

Stevie Farmer, Athens: Accounted for two touchdowns in Athens' 24-0 win against Russellville. He completed 19 of 23 attempts for 161 passing yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a 12-yard score. 

Antonio Fox, Jackson: Caught nine passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns as the Aggies remained unbeaten with a 42-17 win over Saraland. Fox caught TD passes from Matthew Jordan of 86, 28 and 35 yards. 

Peyton Gilliland, Cleveland: Completed 12 of 22 passes for 202 yards with a touchdown and an interception and added 107 yards and three TDs (15, 1, 12) on 21 carries in the Panthers' 28-26 loss to Glencoe.  

Hanson Guice, Barbour County: Filling in for injured quarterback Emanuel Thompson Jr., ran for 220 yards and three TDs, including a 20-yard TD run in overtime, as the Jaguars beat Abbeville 26-20. 

Matt Hagler, Slocomb: Rushed for 326 yards and four TDs (8, 55, 32 and 25 yards) on 30 carries and intercepted a pass and recorded a sack on defense in a 34-21 win over Geneva.
Brontae Harris, Hanceville: Had 23 carries for 238 rushing yards and five TDs in a 41-35 win over Winston County. The junior scored on runs of 2, 8, 31, 34 and 43 yards.

Sawyer Holland, Decatur Heritage: Carried 15 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and added 91 yards receiving in a 40-6 win over Waterloo. 

Terrance Hollingsworth, Berry: Rushed for 196 yards on 23 carries and scored on runs of 98 and 46 yards in a 40-28 win over Lynn. 

Cody Holt, Colbert Heights: Finished 19 of 21 passing for 266 yards and one touchdown and also ran for two scores as Colbert Heights beat Hatton 44-14. Holt scored on runs of 35 and 7 yards, and threw a 27-yard touchdown pass. 

Bryant Horn, Benjamin Russell: Accounted for 241 total yards (217 passing) and five touchdowns (four passing) in the first half of a 48-6 win over Rehobeth. 

DeAngelo Jackson, Wenonah: Totaled 241 yards of offense in a 37-0 win over Brookwood. Jackson caught four passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns (64 and 39 yards), ran for 37 yards and threw a 62-yard touchdown pass. 

Jordan Johnson, Vestavia Hills: Ran six times for 88 yards and two scores (54 and 8 yards), adding an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a 56-14 win over Carver-Birmingham.
Tyler Johnston, Spanish Fort: Completed 10 of 11 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for another score as the top-ranked Toros rolled over Vigor 56-20. 

Andy Jones, Houston Academy: Rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and threw for 114 yards on just four completions with one TD pass in a 43-20 win over Samson. 

Jaylon Jones, UMS-Wright: Caught seven passes for 194 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown catch, as the Bulldogs beat Clarke County 45-20.  

Matthew Jordan, Jackson: Finished 18-of-23 passing for 299 yards with 4 TD passes along with 2 interceptions in 42-17 win over Saraland.
Michael Lambert, Holly Pond: Threw for 246 yards and three TDs in a 47-20 homecoming loss to Geraldine.

Brandon Lewis, Fultondale: Averaged 23.4 yards a carry (seven runs for 164 yards) with an 80-yard touchdown sprint in a 54-14 win over Vincent. 

Jaylon Lyles, Clay-Central: Rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in a 35-7 win over Handley. 

Zack Manley, New Hope: Caught six passes for 111 yards and a 10-yard touchdown in a 27-20 loss to Plainview. 

Dylan Mackey, Sand Rock: Completed 14-of-35 pass attempts for 203 yards and a 56-yard touchdown in the Wildcats' 17-7 loss at Westbrook Christian. 

Chris Manning, Section: Ran for 220 yards and five touchdowns on 11 carries in a 33-14 win at West End. Manning also caught a pair of passes for 58 yards and threw a 43-yard completion. 

Devonte Marshall, Smiths Station: Ran for 165 yards, including a 53-yarder to set up a field goal, in a 3-0 victory over Opelika. 

Terrell McDaniel, Oneonta: Rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns (20, 76) and added a 65-yard punt return for a score in the Redskins' 63-29 victory over Fairview. He also had four tackles and an interception on defense.  

Carter McGill, American Christian: Caught two touchdown passes and scored on an 85-yard kickoff return in a 41-19 win over Greensboro. 

Brody Meeks, Lynn: Finished 18-of-32 passing for 233 yards and three touchdowns and added 132 yards on 26 carries with another score, for a total of 365 offensive yards and four TDs, in a 40-28 loss to Berry. 

Austin Menard, Tuscaloosa Academy: Threw three touchdown passes in a 42-39 loss to Bessemer Academy. 

Ben Mills, Coosa Christian: Rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns, including the winning TD, in the Conquerors' 26-24 victory over Shades Mountain Christian. 

Frank Moody, St. James: Ran 31 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 loss to Beauregard. 

Matt Mullinax, Spring Garden: Rushed for 167 yards on 28 carries and scored two touchdowns (both from 4 yards) in the Panthers' 28-18 loss to Collinsville. 

Deontre Muse, Oakman: Caught five passes for 135 yards in the Wildcats' 28-0 win over Hale County. 

Malcolm Nicholson, Gordo: Ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-6 win over Northside. 

Sean O'Brien, East Memorial: Ran 17 times for 209 yards and four touchdowns and caught a 45-yard TD pass in a 71-59 loss to Lee-Scott. 

Ben Patterson, Priceville: Hauled in 11 catches for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and ran five times for 12 yards and two more scores in a 56-45 loss to Haleyville. 

Dre'Quan Pritchett, Minor: Completed 16 of 39 passes for 356 yards and three touchdowns (44, 57 and 35 yards) with two interceptions in a  42-28 loss to Tuscaloosa County. 

Dante Rudolph, Gadsden City: Scored twice -- including the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter -- to help the Titans upset No. 2 Clay-Chalkville 24-21. 

Walter Rutledge, Homewood: Ran for 209 yards on 10 carries with four TDs (6, 68, 65 and 18 yards) in a 50-7 win over Sylacauga. 

Allen Smith, Fort Payne: Threw four TD passes in Fort Payne's 35-0 win over Columbia. His scoring tosses covered 64, 8, 17 and 17 yards. Smith completed 12-of-19 passes for 152 yards and carried three times for 41.

Chris Sparkman, Austin: Completed 16 of 24 passes for 234 yards and TDs of 33, 25 and 11 yards, and scored on a 1-yard run in a 41-35 win over James Clemens.  

Micah Stephens, Locust Fork: Rushed for 209 yards on just seven carries with four touchdowns (12, 30, 50, 78) in the Hornets' 42-22 victory over Douglas.

Austin Stiefel, Fyffe: Carried eight times for 123 yards and two touchdowns and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in Fyffe's 55-7 victory over Gaston. Stiefel scored on runs of 61 and 19 yards. All his TDs came in the first half. He also made seven tackles (five solo). 

Dylan Stone, Glencoe: Rushed for 188 yards and a score to go along with two passing touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets' 28-26 win over Cleveland. 

Chip Taylor, Fort Dale Academy: Threw for 116 yards to become Fort Dale's all-time leading passer in a 34-12 win over Pike Liberal Arts. Has 4,007 career passing yards, surpassing the 3,907 of Hunter Armstrong, who graduated in 2011.  

Santiago Taylor, Aliceville: Passed for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a 61-6 victory over R.C. Hatch. 

DeMarcus Thomas, Anniston: Rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries in Anniston's 21-7 win over Cherokee County

C.J. Tolbert, Dadeville: Accounted for five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) in a quarter and a half of work in Dadeville's 48-0 win over Beulah. 

Wheylen Tolbert, Daphne: Hauled in three touchdown passes as the Trojans beat Robertsdale 43-6. Tolbert caught TD passes of 34, 65 and 54 yards. 

Lucky Travis, Sunshine: Threw for 269 yards and five touchdowns in a 55-9 win over Holy Spirit. 

Chandler Warren, East Memorial: Was 20-of-37 passing for a school-record 471 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in a 71-59 loss to Lee-Scott. 

Austin Washington, Chelsea: Accounted for five TDs in a 48-45 triple-overtime loss to Wetumpka. Washington ran 19 times for 129 yards and four TDs (1, 46, 10 and 8 yards) and caught a 26-yard touchdown pass. 

Zacc Weldon, G.W. Long: Earned 244 yards rushing and two touchdowns but also had runs of 26 and 46 yards set up two short TD runs by quarterback Stetson Payne, in a 54-36 win over Cottonwood. 

Ty White, Opp: Ran for 159 yards on seven carries and scored one touchdown on the ground to lift the Bobcats to a 40-8 victory over Cottage Hill. White also had a 40-yard touchdown pass. 

Spence Whittaker, Providence Christian: Rushed for 241 yards with three TDs, including a 12-yard score with two minutes to go, on a school-record 45 carries as Providence grinded out a 28-20 win over Houston County. 

Brady Wilson, East Memorial: Caught four passes for 165 yards with touchdowns of 80 and 65 yards in a 71-59 loss to Lee-Scott. 

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

Jake Averhart, Corner: Recorded 14 tackles with a sack and blocked a pair of point-after conversions in a 54-27 loss to Jemison. 

Justin Barton, Pickents County: Had 13 tackles in a 50-7 win over Hubbertville. 

Tyler Boland, Vinemont: Had an interception and ripped the ball right out of a Good Hope running back's hands at his own 5 for caused fumble in a 21-13 loss.  He had missed the last three games with an ankle injury. 

Tristan Brust, New Brockton: Was in on 16 tackles, including 13 assists, in a 58-8 win over Zion Chapel. 

Nicholas Carden, Huntsville: Booted field goals of 22 and 45 yards, with the second kick serving as the go-ahead score in a 34-24 comeback win at Pell City. 

Diontae Chapman, East Memorial: Returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown and caught three passes for 106 yards, including a 35-yard score, in a 71-59 loss to Lee-Scott. 

Chris Doster, Enterprise: Was in on 17 tackles -- eight solos, nine assists -- and also caused a fumble in a 21-17 win over Dothan. 

Brett Foxworth, Catholic: Had a 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown in a 46-14 loss to Pike County. 

Eddquerion Harris, R.A, Hubbard: Had 15 solo tackles and four assists in 39-13 victory over Vina. 

Roger Hicks, Dadeville: Ran a punt back 77 yards for a touchdown in a 48-0 win over Beulah. 

Will Hogan, Holtville: Made 11 tackles, including seven for a loss and a sack, in a 13-8 win over Dallas County. 

Tanner Holcomb, Hackleburg: Intercepted two passes and a caught a 49-yard touchdown pass in a 28-24 win over Phillips. 

Dontae Hughes, Pickens County: Had 13 tackles in a 50-7 win over Hubbertville. 

Logan Hurley, Gaylesville: Posted 11 tackles, including two for lost yardage, and blocked a punt in the Trojans' 40-6 win over Woodville.  

Jamarius Leatherwood, Sipsey Valley: Scored on a 79-yard kickoff return in a 41-0 win over Greene County. He also caught a 24-yard touchdown pass. 

Franky Melson, Addison: Had 12 tackles, including four for loss, in a 56-12 victory over Sumiton Christian.  

Pace Ozmint, Glencoe: Had 11 tackles (two for a loss),  an interception and batted away the potential game-tying two-point conversion pass in the final seconds of the Yellow Jackets'  28-26 victory over Cleveland. 

Dylan Montgomery, Muscle Shoals: Had two of Trojans' three interceptions in 49-0 rout of East Limestone. 

Cole Murphy, Gaylesville: Posted nine tackles, caused and recovered a fumble on defense in the Trojans' 40-6 win over Woodville. On offense, he completed 4-of-5 pass attempts for 46 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 80 yards on six carries and two scores. 

Draequon Murphy, Carver-Montgomery: Returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown and caught a 16-yard TD pass in a 19-0 win over Lee-Montgomery. 

Michael Pickett, Autauga Academy: Intercepted three passes and had a rushing touchdown in a 38-13 win over Springwood. 

Derek Qualls, Citronelle: Returned a fumble 48 yards and an interception 95 yards for touchdowns as the Wildcats beat rival Satsuma 34-20. 

CJ Savage, Piedmont: Returned a punt 60 yards for Piedmont's first score in a 56-0 victory over Susan Moore. 

Ethan Simmons, Briarwood Christian: Recorded nine tackles and returned a fumble 46 yards for a touchdown in a 22-0 win over Chilton County. 

Justin Turner, Good Hope: Had two second-half interceptions and caught two passes for 65 yards, including a 46-yarder to the 1, in the Raiders' 21-13 road win over Vinemont.  

Armani Webb, Albertville: Recovered two fumbles in the second half, one of which he returned 11 yards for a score, in a 35-26 win at Lee-Huntsville. 

Cameron Williams, Bessemer City: Recorded 16 tackles, including seven for loss, in a 51-0 win over Jackson-Olin. 

Davonta Williams, Ashford: Recorded 12 solo tackles, three assists, one quarterback sack and one fumble recovery in a 35-6 win over Bullock County.

Cody Willingham, Plainview: Returned a fumble 62 yards for the winning touchdown with 3:48 to go in the third quarter, then intercepted a pass on New Hope's final drive as the visiting Bears picked up a 27-20 win to force a three-way tie for first place (Geraldine, New Hope) in Class 3A, Region 6. He had five tackles (three solo, two assists). Willingham also ran for a 4-yard TD.