3A Region 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!
Nate Jones' Big Game Leads Ohatchee over Glencoe
Starting off the list is Ohatchee's Nate Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 211 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Glencoe had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jones it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Yellowjackets), he rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 69.05
Colby Hester Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Ohatchee got the W thanks in part to Colby Hester playing the best football he has all season. Hester picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He has become a key player for Ohatchee: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Unfortunately for Glencoe, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hester. When Hester last faced the Yellowjackets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 45.47
Jayden Heard Makes It Three for Ohatchee
Another Ohatchee player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Heard. He rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 73 yards.
On the year, Heard has averaged 41.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.33
Ortiz Posts Huge Game in 33-30 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Jj Ortiz of Pennington. Ortiz picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Pennington pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Ortiz and Pennington will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Weaver at 7:00 p.m. on November 12th.
Gamescore: 32.57
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Horn: 96 yards passing; 92 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.20)
- Brody Blevins: 254 yards passing; 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.13)
- Jacob Duckett: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.68)
- Jake Roberson: 219 yards passing; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.80)
- Levi White: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
