This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Amari Latimer Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sandy Creek was led to victory by Amari Latimer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Latimer's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards.
Trinity Christian's probably Not too fond of Latimer given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2024 (the last time Latimer saw the Lions), he rushed for 123 yards and three TDs on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 55.67
Big Game from Edwards As Troup County Won 44-0
Garrison Edwards's big game helped extend Troup County's winning streak to five on Friday. Fayette County had no answer to Edwards as he rushed for 61 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 60 yards and a pair of TDs.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
Troup County's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. Edwards and the Tigers will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Upson-Lee at 7:30 p.m. on October 3.
Gamescore: 31.40
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Malachi Character
Malachi Character continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He produced his best game of the campaign: he forced one fumble and made 15 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
If history really does repeat itself, Character might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mary Persons on Friday. When Character last faced the Bulldogs back in September of 2024, he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 28.50
Nicholas Wells Makes It Two for Upson-Lee
Another Upson-Lee player making an appearance on this list is Nicholas Wells. He threw for 149 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 31 yards and a pair of scores.
For the season, Wells has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 132.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.83
A Season-Best Effort from Peyton Echols Leads Trinity Christian over Sandy Creek
On Friday, Trinity Christian had to settle for second even though Peyton Echols put up the best numbers he has all season. Echols picked up 148 receiving yards and one touchdown.
This year, Echols has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 97 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 22.08
Other Notable Players
- Omari Jackson: 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Ashton Clare: 230 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.33)
- Caleb Hill: 206 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.53)
- Davis Moncus: 43 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.47)
- Javarris Warner: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
