AAAAA Region 4 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Julian Shanks Leads Arabia Mountain over Shiloh
Sadly, Julian Shanks posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Arabia Mountain over Shiloh on Friday. Shanks rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt.
Arabia Mountain is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Shanks and Arabia Mountain will take on Tri-Cities at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.87
Marlin Mathis Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Shiloh got the W thanks in part to Marlin Mathis playing the best football he has all season. Mathis rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (111.3). Those 208 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This year, Mathis has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 111.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 43.60
Ricky Simmons Turns in Season-Best Performance
Shiloh was led to victory by Ricky Simmons, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Simmons threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 62 yards.
This season, Simmons has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 132.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.83
Darius White Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lakeside
Decatur picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Darius White. Lakeside had no answer to White as he rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns.
Decatur's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. White and Decatur will take on Woodward Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.18
Landon Dean Delivers Best Effort of Season
Landon Dean produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shiloh to the win on Friday. Dean picked up 79 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Dean has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 59.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.95
Other Notable Players
- Quay Hood: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Makhi Williams-Lee: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- X?vien Brinson: 106 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.93)
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