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.
Jones must have Glencoe's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Yellowjackets), he rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 69.05
A Season-Best Performance from Colby Hester Leads Ohatchee over Glencoe
Ohatchee was led to victory by Colby Hester, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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 is becoming a predictor of Ohatchee's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Unfortunately for Glencoe, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hester. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Hester saw the Yellowjackets), he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 45.47
A Constellation of Stars 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. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards.
This season, Heard has averaged 41.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.33
Ortiz Made His Presence Known in Pennington's 33-30 Win
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 win, 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
