GAPPS AA Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Noah Freeman Leads Lanier Christian Academy over Skipstone Academy
Lanier Christian Academy was led to victory by Noah Freeman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Freeman rushed for 134 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Freeman has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 64.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 25.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.00
Malcolm Courtland Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Creekside Christian Academy got the W thanks in part to Malcolm Courtland playing the best football he has all season. Courtland threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Cross Keys's probably not too fond of Courtland given he always seems to get the better of them. Courtland threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards the last time he and the Phoenix duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.30
Mikey Statham Delivers Best Effort of Season
Cherokee Christian was led to victory by Mikey Statham, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Statham made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win snapped Cherokee Christian's winning streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. Statham and Cherokee Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lanier Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 42.55
Cherokee Christian's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Jayben Meder
Thanks in part to Jayben Meder, Cherokee Christian said goodbye to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Meder turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 57 yards.
For the year, Meder has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 114 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.58
A Season-Best Effort from Ben Hargis Leads Lanier Christian Academy over Skipstone Academy
Lanier Christian Academy was led to victory by Ben Hargis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hargis picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 58 yards.
On the year, Hargis has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.98
Other Notable Players
- Drew Kalinauskis: 152 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
