AAAAAA Region 5 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 Nick Grimstead Leads North Cobb over Cherokee
On Friday, North Cobb got the W thanks in part to Nick Grimstead playing the best football he has all season. Grimstead rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 104 yards on eight of 15 attempts.
The victory for North Cobb keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Grimstead and North Cobb will head out to challenge Etowah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.53
Zach Belyeu Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cherokee
North Cobb picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Zach Belyeu. Cherokee had no answer to Belyeu as he rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
On the season, Belyeu has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Walton Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Kaeden Gilstrap
Walton picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kaeden Gilstrap. Nobody could stop Gilstrap as he threw for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
For the season, Gilstrap has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 175.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 11.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 41.22 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.50
Skelly Posts Huge Game in 22-14 Victory
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Skelly has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 109.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.40
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Cooper Negron
Cooper Negron's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Negron was unstoppable, picking up a sack and making 19 total tackles. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Negron has averaged 14 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Christian Ward: 115 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.83)
- Lucas Farrington: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Markell Taylor: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Josiah Allen: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Israel Conway: 126 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
