AAAAA Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Julian Shanks Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Arabia Mountain had to settle for second even though Julian Shanks put up the best numbers he has all season. Shanks rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt.
Arabia Mountain is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Shanks and Arabia Mountain will face off against Tri-Cities at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.87
Marlin Mathis Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Shiloh got the W thanks in part to Marlin Mathis playing the best football he has all season. Mathis rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (111.3). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the season, Mathis has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 111.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 43.60
Ricky Simmons Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ricky Simmons produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shiloh to the win on Friday. Simmons threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 62 yards.
This year, Simmons has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 132.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.83
A Season-Best Effort from Landon Dean Leads Shiloh over Arabia Mountain
Shiloh was led to victory by Landon Dean, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dean picked up 79 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Dean has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 59.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.95
Jayce Paul Makes It Two for Arabia Mountain
The second Arabia Mountain player making an appearance here is Jayce Paul, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making seven total tackles (5.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Paul has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Makhi Williams-Lee: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- X?vien Brinson: 106 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.93)
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