AAA Region 5 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!
Dayqwon Curry Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Luella's Dayqwon Curry, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Curry rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Luella back to even at 4-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against Stephenson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.93
Stephenson Gets a Boost from Johnson in 45-6 Victory
Stephenson picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jayden Johnson. Johnson was unstoppable, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He is becoming a predictor of Stephenson's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
For the season, Johnson has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 122.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.18
Marte Barton Makes It Two for Stephenson
Another Stephenson player making an appearance on this list is Marte Barton. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
On the year, Barton has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 127.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 83.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.47
A Season-Best Performance from Ja?Narious Barner Leads Douglass over North Clayton
On Friday, Douglass got the W thanks in part to Ja?Narious Barner playing the best football he has all season. Barner rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Douglass' fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Barner will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Mt. Zion on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.80
Wilson Came Up Big in Douglass' 50-8 Win
Douglass picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to John Wilson. Wilson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 164 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
On the season, Wilson has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 100.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Dayshon Furlow: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Dennis Brooks: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
- Jerome Johnson: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Lawrence Tolbert: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.15)
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