Dominion 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!
Elliott Murphy's Big Game Leads Powhatan over Richmond City School of the Arts
Starting off the list is Powhatan's Elliott Murphy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Murphy rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win (which was Powhatan's third in a row) raised their record to 6-4. Murphy and Powhatan will challenge Dinwiddie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.57
Manchester Gets a Boost from Abernethy in 54-10 Victory
Landen Abernethy posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
The win was the fourth in a row for Manchester, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. Abernethy and Manchester will stay at home for another week and welcome Thomas Dale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.30
Gross Posts Huge Game in 30-22 Defeat
While Midlothian might've come up empty on Friday, Gibson Gross wasn't going down without a fight. L.C. Bird had no answer to Gross as he threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Gross has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 152.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.57
Jakai Moore Turns in Season-Best Performance
Manchester was led to victory by Jakai Moore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moore rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
For the season, Moore has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.68
Jamar Leeper and Co. Win Tenth in a Row
Huguenot picked up their tenth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jamar Leeper. Leeper produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up three sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Huguenot pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Leeper and Huguenot will square off against Eastern View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Jameson Britt: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Ben Whitver: 93 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
