4A Region 5 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!
Dora Gets a Boost from Griffin in 47-28 Loss
Starting off the list is Dora's Jayden Griffin, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Griffin rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 178 rushing yards.
With the defeat, Dora broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4. Griffin and Dora will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brooks at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.
Gamescore: 54.17
Underclassman Mason Holloway Comes Up Big Against Fayette County
Underclassman Mason Holloway came into Friday's matchup looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He was dynamite on Friday, throwing for 264 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Holloway and Hamilton will head out on the road to square off against Tarrant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.10
Aiden Richardson Turns in Season-Best Performance
Dora came up short on Friday despite Aiden Richardson delivering his best game to date. Richardson made 13 total tackles.
This year, Richardson has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Houston Tibbs Makes It Two for Hamilton
The second Hamilton player making an appearance here is Houston Tibbs, and for good reason. He picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Tibbs has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 100.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.52
A Constellation of Stars for Dora
Another Dora player making an appearance on this list is Jaxson Hart. He made eight total tackles.
On the year, Hart has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.89 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 12.00
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