MAIS 5A District 2 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!
George Wilcox Turns in Season-Best Performance
Leake Academy was led to victory by George Wilcox, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilcox's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 315 passing yards dating back to last season. He also passed for 358 passing yards, which is notable because Leake Academy is 3-1 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Unfortunately for Pillow Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Wilcox. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Wilcox saw the Mustangs), he threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 48.77
Matthew Nowell Delivers Best Effort of Season
Matthew Nowell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Leake Academy to the win on Friday. Nowell picked up 99 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Pillow Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Nowell. When Nowell last faced the Mustangs back in September of 2023, he picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.15
A Season-Best Performance from Jalin Trotter Leads Lamar over Copiah Academy
On Friday, Lamar got the W thanks in part to Jalin Trotter playing the best football he has all season. Trotter picked up 155 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 57 yards.
Trotter and Lamar will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Leake Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Trotter will face off against Matthew Nowell, the Rebels' star pass catcher. 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: 39.92
Kellan Kerley Makes It Two for Lamar
Keeping Trotter company is Kellan Kerley, a fellow Lamar player. He rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Kerley and Lamar will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Leake Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Kerley will face off against Garrett Adcock, the Rebels' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 28.78
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Luke Morrow
Lamar was led to victory by Luke Morrow, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morrow wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Morrow has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging five total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Other Notable Players
- Matthan Weaver: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.68)
- Coby Kemp: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Wyatt Bond: 285 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.90)
- Garrett Adcock: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
