3A Region 2 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!
A Season-Best Effort from D.J. Vinson Leads Montgomery Academy over Prattville Christian Academy
D.J. Vinson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery Academy to the win on Friday. Vinson picked up 222 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
The win (which was Montgomery Academy's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Vinson and Montgomery Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Alabama Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 47.95
Kadyn Mitchell Delivers Electric Effort Vs Northside Methodist Academy
Houston Academy picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kadyn Mitchell. Mitchell was unstoppable, throwing for 274 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played.
Northside Methodist Academy had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Mitchell it was a similar story. When Mitchell last faced the Knights back in October of 2023, he threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 42.47
Gabe Glover Delivers Best Effort of Season
Houston Academy was led to victory by Gabe Glover, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Glover picked up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
On the season, Glover has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 96.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.83
Reid Mcbride Makes It Two for Montgomery Academy
Another Montgomery Academy player making an appearance on this list is Reid Mcbride. He threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
On the season, Mcbride has thrown 26 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 223.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.23
Cade Birge Dazzles in Slocomb Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Cade Birge of Slocomb. Birge rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 61 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Birge has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 85 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.37
Other Notable Players
- Mac Benefield: 44 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.87)
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