AAAA Region 8 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!
Big Game from Howard As Walnut Grove Fell 20-17
Starting off the list is Walnut Grove's Emadd Howard, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Howard rushed for 260 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Walnut Grove and Madison County are set to duel on Friday. The last time Howard took on the Red Raiders, he rushed for 126 yards. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.68
Payton Shaw Delivers Electric Effort Vs East Forsyth
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Payton Shaw stepped things up a notch to give Eastside the 'W'. Shaw was dynamite, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Eastside pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Shaw and Eastside will venture away from home to challenge Cedar Shoals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.23
Colin Kimsey Makes It Two for Walnut Grove
Another Walnut Grove player making an appearance on this list is Colin Kimsey. He rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Kimsey has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 32.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.65
Jake Moss Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Jake Moss posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Walnut Grove over Flowery Branch on Friday. Moss picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
For the year, Moss has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.25
Jayden Barr Makes It Two for Eastside
Another Eastside player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Barr. He made five total tackles and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass.
On the season, Barr has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 81.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 16.93
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
