4A Southwestern 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!
Jayden Williams Delivers Best Performance of Season
Butler came up short on Friday despite Jayden Williams delivering his best game to date. Williams rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Williams has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 39.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.95
Justin Little Has Career Rushing Day
Justin Little produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Independence to the win on Friday. Little rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Independence's sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Little and Independence will head out on the road to square off against Hough at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.13
Keyshawn Barrino Makes It Two for Butler
The second Butler player making an appearance here is Keyshawn Barrino, and for good reason. He threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
For the year, Barrino has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 82.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 34.57
Big Game from Jones As Independence Won 44-0
Jayden Jones continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 11th-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Jones has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.15
Nick Bierman Turns in Season-Best Performance
Charlotte Catholic was led to victory by Nick Bierman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bierman picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 87 yards on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Charlotte Catholic's seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Bierman and Charlotte Catholic will host Palisades at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.15
Other Notable Players
- Jake Anderson: 91 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Michael Bloomfield: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
