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!
Wyatt Bond Dazzles in Lamar Loss
Starting off the list is Lamar's Wyatt Bond, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bond rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Bond might just drop another big game when he faces off against East Rankin Academy on Friday. Bond threw for 203 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes the last time he and the Patriots duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.37
A Season-Best Performance from Matthan Weaver Leads Leake Academy over Lamar
Matthan Weaver produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Leake Academy to the win on Friday. Weaver's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 105 receiving yards dating back to last season. He also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Leake Academy is 5-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory (which was Leake Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Weaver and Leake Academy will welcome Simpson Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.40
George Wilcox Makes It Two for Leake Academy
Another Leake Academy player making an appearance on this list is George Wilcox. He threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 315 passing yards dating back to last season.
Wilcox is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Simpson Academy on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Wilcox saw the Cougars), he threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Gamescore: 31.27
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Brayden Welch
Another Leake Academy player making an appearance on this list is Brayden Welch. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Welch has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.25
Sean Auzenne Makes It Two for Lamar
Another Lamar player making an appearance on this list is Sean Auzenne. He made seven total tackles and defended a pass.
On the year, Auzenne has averaged 3.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 14.32
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