5A District 6 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!
Wilson Came Up Big in Hammond's 41-19 Loss
Starting off the list is Hammond's Melvin Wilson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wilson picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles (6.0 for loss). He has been hot , having posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Hammond's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-3. Wilson and Hammond will look to defend their home field on Friday against Covington.
Gamescore: 38.50
Nate Sheppard and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Nate Sheppard was instrumental in extending Mandeville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Sheppard did his part (and then some), rushing for 164 yards on only 15 carries for the 'W'. Sheppard is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 126 every time he's taken the field this season.
Mandeville pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Sheppard and Mandeville will take on Ponchatoula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.93
Kenyatta Fleet Makes It Two for Hammond
Another Hammond player making an appearance on this list is Kenyatta Fleet. He made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Fleet has averaged 5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 28.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 48.29 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.97
Big Game from Hendricks As Mandeville Won 41-19
Ben Hendricks's big game helped extend Mandeville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hammond had no answer to Hendricks as he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Hendricks has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 77.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Terin Jones: 130 yards passing; 64 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.67)
- Elontae Beauchamp: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
