5A-1 Region II District 5 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!
Grayson Myer Delivers Best Performance of Season
Grayson Myer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wakeland to the win on Friday. Myer picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Wakeland is 3-1 when Myer posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Myer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 62.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Tatum Bell Jr Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Heritage came up short on Friday despite Tatum Bell Jr delivering his best game to date. Bell Jr picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.7). He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
On the year, Bell Jr has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.35
Ferner Made His Presence Known in Reedy's 38-13 Victory
Jake Ferner's big game helped extend Reedy's winning streak to four on Thursday. Ferner did his part (and then some), throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards for the 'W'.
This year, Ferner has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 231.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.67
Schmid Posts Huge Game in 24-20 Loss
While Adam Schmid delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Centennial. Nobody could stop Schmid as he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Schmid and Centennial will square off against Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.97
Jackson Graham Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Jackson Graham continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He has become a key player for Centennial: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the season, Graham has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Hand: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Bingham Buckley: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jackson Ford: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Taidan Waltz: 11 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Fope Tedimola: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
