Quarterfinal Player of the Week: Kell’s Brayden Rouse

Kell’s Brayden Rouse is joined by head coach Bobby May for the presentation of GHSF Daily’s Player of the Week award after the Longhorns defeated Cartersville in the Class 4A quarterfinals.

Kell was already one of the Georgia's best teams, and Brayden Rouse one of the nation's best players. Now, there's just no hiding those facts. Kell beat No. 2 Cartersville 48-21 in the Class 4A quarterfinals Friday.

Rouse, a top-100 national senior recruit committed to Tennessee, made a team-leading 12 tackles, intercepted a pass, caught four passes for 78 yards and scored two touchdowns. Also a punt returner, Rouse rarely leaves the field.

“Brayden is an incredible person first,” Kell coach Bobby May said. “He is one of the most disciplined, hardworking and focused players that I have ever coached. Combined with his exceptional talent, those qualities make him one of the best players in the country. On Friday, he showed that with a dominant performance playing all three phases.”

Kell moves on to play No. 1 Creekside in a rematch of the 2024 second-round game that Creekside won 42-35.

Rouse is GHSF Daily’s Player of the Week. The award is sponsored by Alfa Insurance.