6A-II District 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dreandre Bruton Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Piedmont got the W thanks in part to DreAndre Bruton playing the best football he has all season. Bruton rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
The victory was the third in a row for Piedmont, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Bruton and Piedmont will face off against Southmoore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.20
Fuston Came Up Big in Piedmont's 49-31 Win
Another Piedmont player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Fuston. He rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the year, Fuston has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 126.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
Schubert Made His Presence Known in Stillwater's 35-28 Loss
Stillwater was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Mason Schubert did his best to prevent it. Schubert turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 302 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Stillwater moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Schubert will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Putnam City on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.53
Ladarren Shoels Turns in Season-Best Effort
Putnam City was led to victory by LaDarren Shoels, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Shoels rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Shoels has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.60
Denymn Friday Makes It Two for Putnam City
Another Putnam City player making an appearance on this list is Denymn Friday. He threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
On the year, Friday has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 144.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging nine passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.87
Other Notable Players
- Rodgerick Sloan: 1 TD ; 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.37)
- David Thomas: 173 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.63)
- Ian Mitchell: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Ethan Dudgeon: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Jaedan Adams: 39 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
