3A-2 Region III District 9 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!
Big Game from Meadows As Quitman Won 28-25
Starting off the list is Quitman's Klayton Meadows, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Meadows rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Meadows has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 117.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 27.5 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 77.34 passer rating.
Gamescore: 60.02
Pippin Posts Huge Game in 75-40 Loss
Edgewood was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Lucas Pippin did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Pippin as he rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
The loss snapped Edgewood's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. Pippin and Edgewood will square off against Harmony at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.18
A Season-Best Performance from Corbin Johnson Leads Lone Oak over Prairiland
Lone Oak was led to victory by Corbin Johnson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Johnson picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 50 yards.
The win for Lone Oak keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Johnson and Lone Oak are taking a road trip to face off against Quitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.78
Lone Oak Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Slayde Parnell
Slayde Parnell's big game helped extend Lone Oak's winning streak to seven on Friday. Parnell turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes.
For the year, Parnell has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 170 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.77
Other Notable Players
- Alex Mccallum: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Jesse Clark: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Jathen Johnson: 113 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
