7A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Charlie Taaffe Delivers Electric Performance Vs Tuscaloosa County
Starting off the list is Vestavia Hills's Charlie Taaffe, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taaffe rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Vestavia Hills' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
The victory was the third in a row for Vestavia Hills, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Taaffe and Vestavia Hills will face off against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.27
Bryson Kimbrough Goes Supernova in Hillcrest Win
Hillcrest found a leader in Bryson Kimbrough as the team took down Prattville on Thursday. Nobody could stop Kimbrough as he threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards.
This season, Kimbrough has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 157.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.20
Delvecchio L. Alston II Turns in Season-Best Performance
Delvecchio L. Alston II produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hewitt-Trussville to the win on Friday. Alston II rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
For the season, Alston II has averaged 11.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 31 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 66.22 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.18
Christopher ?Cj? Davis Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Christopher ?Cj? Davis produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hewitt-Trussville to the win on Friday. ?Cj? Davis rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, ?Cj? Davis has averaged 20.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.08
Trenton Cheatom Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
On Friday, Thompson had to settle for second even though Trenton Cheatom put up the best numbers he has all season. Cheatom wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The matchup was his fifth straight with eight or more total tackles.
For the year, Cheatom has averaged 9.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 4.78 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Jacobi Harris: 130 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.98)
- Noah Dobbins: 139 yards passing; 59 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Jordan Chambers-Smith: 105 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.83)
- Kahden Smith: (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Michael Dujon: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
