2A Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Verner Made His Presence Known in Hamilton's 48-16 Defeat
Starting off the list is Hamilton's Kyzer Verner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Verner rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
This is the second loss in a row for Hamilton and nudges their season record down to 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withWalnut at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.70
East Union was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Drew Hollimon did his best to prevent it. Hollimon was unstoppable, rushing for 58 yards, while also throwing for 66 yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped East Union's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Hollimon and East Union will square off against Hatley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.05
Walnut found a leader in Kemarrian Gray as the squad took down Strayhorn on Friday. Strayhorn had no answer to Gray as he rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Walnut pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.57
Adrian Palmer Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Walnut got the W thanks in part to Adrian Palmer playing the best football he has all season. Palmer threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Palmer has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 56.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.33
Trent Braddock Makes It Three for Walnut
Another Walnut player making an appearance on this list is Trent Braddock. He picked up 19 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Braddock has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.48
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
