3A Region 1 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!
Juan Mejia Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Johnson County got the W thanks in part to Juan Mejia playing the best football he has all season. Mejia wasn't messing around, rushing for 205 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. The contest was his seventh straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Chuckey-Doak's probably not too fond of Mejia given he always seems to get the better of them. When Mejia last faced the Black Knights back in October of 2023, he rushed for 160 yards.
Gamescore: 67.47
Kolby Jones Has Career Rushing Day
Kolby Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Unicoi County to the win on Friday. Jones rushed for 110 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 123 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
If the past is any indication, Jones could be in store for another big game when he takes on Claiborne on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Bulldogs), he threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes.
Gamescore: 49.30
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Brayden Maples stepped things up a notch to give Gatlinburg-Pittman the 'W'. Maples was unstoppable, making a tackle.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Maples and Gatlinburg-Pittman will head out to face off against Johnson County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.73
Bransan Salts' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Bransan Salts posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
This year, Salts has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 118.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 14.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.28
Other Notable Players
- Brady Simmons: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.73)
- John Keohane: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
