AAAAAA Region 5 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!
Nick Grimstead Delivers Electric Performance Vs Cherokee
North Cobb picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Nick Grimstead. Nobody could stop Grimstead as he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 104 yards on eight of 15 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
North Cobb's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Grimstead and North Cobb will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wheeler at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 35.53
Belyeu Posts Huge Game in 56-10 Victory
North Cobb picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Zach Belyeu. Cherokee had no answer to Belyeu as he rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
For the year, Belyeu has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 97 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Walton Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Kaeden Gilstrap
Walton picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kaeden Gilstrap. Etowah had no answer to Gilstrap as he threw for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
This season, Gilstrap has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 175.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 11.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 41.22 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.50
James Skelly Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for North Paulding and bumps their season record up to 5-3. Skelly and North Paulding will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Marietta at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 29.40
Big Game from Negron As North Cobb Won 56-10
Cooper Negron's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Cherokee had no answer to Negron as he picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles. Negron is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
On the year, Negron has averaged 13 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Christian Ward: 115 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.83)
- Lucas Farrington: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Markell Taylor: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Josiah Allen: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Israel Conway: 126 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
