AAAAAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Dream Rashad Leads Mountain View over Central Gwinnett
On Thursday, Mountain View got the W thanks in part to Dream Rashad playing the best football he has all season. Rashad threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Mountain View's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. Rashad and Mountain View will face off against Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
Seven Rashad Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Mountain View got the W thanks in part to Seven Rashad playing the best football he has all season. Rashad picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 91 yards.
This year, Rashad has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 62 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.18
Ethan Ervin Delivers Best Performance of Season
Ethan Ervin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Buford to the win on Thursday. Ervin rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory (which was Buford's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Ervin and Buford have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Central Gwinnett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.80
Cantrell Came Up Big in Dacula's 40-14 Loss
Garrison Cantrell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
For the season, Cantrell has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 133.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 47.46 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 103.8 passer rating.
Gamescore: 26.37
A Season-Best Performance from Alijah Patillo Leads Collins Hill over Mill Creek
Alijah Patillo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Collins Hill to the win on Thursday. Patillo picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Patillo and Collins Hill will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Patillo will face off against Isaac Kareem-Maman, the Falcons' star receiver. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 22.88
Other Notable Players
- Jadon Martin: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Deuce Geralds: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Dylan Mccoy: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Dayton Raiola: 121 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.97)
- Hayden Bradley: 37 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
