AAAAA Region 1 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!
Tucker Perkins Dazzles in Effingham County Win
Keeping Doe-davis company is Tucker Perkins, a fellow Effingham County player. He threw for 387 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per attempt. Effingham County is 3-1 when Perkins posts 250 or more passing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the season, Perkins has thrown 29 touchdowns (and and only 5 pick) while averaging 275.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.70
A Season-Best Effort from Beckham Jarrard Leads Statesboro over South Effingham
On Friday, Statesboro got the W thanks in part to Beckham Jarrard playing the best football he has all season. Jarrard threw for 243 yards and five touchdowns.
Statesboro's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. Jarrard's next game is against Effingham County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 38.10
Ryan Clayborn Delivers Best Performance of Season
Greenbrier came up short on Friday despite Ryan Clayborn delivering his best game to date. Clayborn picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 54 yards.
This season, Clayborn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 54.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 15.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.35
Lamar Roberts Turns in Season-Best Effort
Effingham County was led to victory by Lamar Roberts, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Roberts picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Effingham County is 4-2 when Roberts posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Roberts has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 43.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.52
Other Notable Players
- Jeremy Howard: 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.18)
- Keon Childers: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 26 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.83)
- Ty Jones: 171 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Brandon Grissom: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
