2A Foothills 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!
Troy Watson Goes Supernova in East Surry Win
Starting off the list is East Surry's Troy Watson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Watson rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns.
East Surry pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Watson will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against North Surry on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Noah Felts Makes It Two for East Surry
Another East Surry player making an appearance on this list is Noah Felts. He wasn't messing around on Friday, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
On the year, Felts has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 76.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.15
East Surry Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Carter Motsinger
Carter Motsinger was instrumental in extending East Surry's winning streak to five on Friday. Motsinger turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 130 yards on only 12 passes.
On the year, Motsinger has averaged 124.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.67
While Alan Benitez delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Forbush. Benitez was unstoppable, picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Forbush is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. Benitez and Forbush will face off against North Wilkes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.60
Escalante Posts Huge Game in 21-12 Defeat
Another Forbush player making an appearance on this list is Keanu Escalante. He rushed for 102 yards, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Escalante has averaged 70.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 2.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.82
Other Notable Players
- Giovanni Valerio-Real: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 4 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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