3A District 1 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!
Big Game from Hawkins As North Rock Creek Won 41-34
Starting off the list is North Rock Creek's Caleb Hawkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hawkins rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards.
North Rock Creek's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. Hawkins and North Rock Creek will look to defend their home field on Friday against Purcell.
Gamescore: 75.12
Jhett Birdwell Goes Supernova in Kingfisher Defeat
While Kingfisher might've come up empty on Thursday, Jhett Birdwell wasn't going down without a fight. Heritage Hall had no answer to Birdwell as he threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.1 yards per attempt.
On the season, Birdwell has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 229.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.90
Jordan Mcclain Jr Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, North Rock Creek got the W thanks in part to Jordan Mcclain Jr playing the best football he has all season. Mcclain Jr picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This season, Mcclain Jr has averaged 7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 22.25
While Travion Barber Ii delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Star-Spencer. Nobody could stop Barber Ii as he rushed for 146 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards.
Star-Spencer is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Barber Ii and Star-Spencer will venture away from home to face off against Kingfisher at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.88
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Willbanks: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.63)
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