AAAAA Region 3 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!
Brandan Ridley Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is McIntosh's Brandan Ridley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ridley rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (106.2).
McIntosh moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Ridley and McIntosh will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Newnan at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 36.75
Christian Langford and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Christian Langford was instrumental in extending Langston Hughes's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Langford as he rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 188 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
Langston Hughes' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Langford and Langston Hughes will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 33.93
Brysen Davies Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Brysen Davies continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 18th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up two sacks and making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Northgate is 2-1 when Davies posts one or more sacks, but 0-5 otherwise.
This year, Davies has averaged 11.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 31.25
Newnan Gets a Boost from Maginnis in 38-6 Victory
Hayes Maginnis posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards.
Newnan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Maginnis and Newnan will head out to take on Banneker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.50
Demarion Headspeth Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Demarion Headspeth of Banneker. Headspeth made four total tackles.
Banneker is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Headspeth will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Newnan on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.53
Other Notable Players
- Leshawn Stuckey: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Chase Cromartie: 166 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.87)
- Jaylon Teagle: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.17)
- Rodney Colton Jr.: 1 sack, 1 interception (1TD), and 4 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Maurice Gleaton Jr: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
