AA Region 7 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!
Nate Davis Turns in Season-Best Effort
Rockmart was led to victory by Nate Davis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davis rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
The win (which was Rockmart's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Davis and Rockmart will stay at home for another week and welcome Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.48
North Murray Gets a Boost from Hulett in 27-26 Win
North Murray took down Ringgold on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Hudson Hulett's performance. Hulett turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 122 yards on only ten passes.
On the season, Hulett has averaged 70.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.43
A Season-Best Performance from Tyler Douglas Leads Coahulla Creek over Murray County
On Friday, Coahulla Creek got the W thanks in part to Tyler Douglas playing the best football he has all season. Douglas rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
With the win, Coahulla Creek broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-6. Douglas and Coahulla Creek will square off against Union County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.45
Waelyn Baliles Has Career Rushing Day
Waelyn Baliles produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Coahulla Creek to the win on Friday. Baliles rushed for 93 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 67 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Baliles has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 86.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.83 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 49.29 passer rating.
Gamescore: 27.27
Jayden Cruz Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Rounding off our Top Five is Jayden Cruz of Sonoraville. Cruz rushed for 127 yards, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101) per game.
Sonoraville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Cruz and Sonoraville will square off against Ringgold at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.38
Other Notable Players
- Layten Myers: 45 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 79 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.67)
- Cayman Reynolds: 150 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Corben Dixon: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.90)
- Andrew Russell: 34 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.07)
- Chaz Pate: 237 yards passing; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
