3A District 16 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 Performance from Walson Morin Leads Key West over Killian
Walson Morin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Key West to the win on Friday. Morin rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.3). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
The victory (which was Key West's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Morin and Key West will take on Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.20
Jaden Fox Dazzles in Key West Win
Another Key West player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Fox. He rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Fox has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 175.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 45.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.40
Strawder Came Up Big in Northwestern's 24-21 Defeat
While Northwestern might've come up empty on Friday, Leon Strawder wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Strawder as he threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Strawder has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 217.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 26 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.87
Jeff Dejean Makes It Three for Key West
Another Key West player making an appearance on this list is Jeff Dejean. He rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
For the season, Dejean has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 50.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.80
Hunter Boyd Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Hunter Boyd of St. Brendan. Boyd made two total tackles.
St. Brendan has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. Boyd and St. Brendan will play host again on Friday to welcome Jackson, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 14.28
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