4A-2 Region III District 10 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 Jaylan Palmer Leads Royal over La Marque
On Friday, Royal got the W thanks in part to Jaylan Palmer playing the best football he has all season. Palmer made eight total tackles.
Royal pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Palmer and Royal will face off against Harmony School of Innovation at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.40
Royal Gets a Boost from Lasker in 38-2 Victory
Keeping Palmer company is Noah Lasker, a fellow Royal player. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Lasker has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 16 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.87
While Columbia might've come up empty on Friday, Mudassir Abdullah wasn't going down without a fight. Abdullah was dynamite, picking up 57 receiving yards, while also rushing for 36 yards.
Columbia moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Abdullah and Columbia will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on La Marque at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 18.42
A Constellation of Stars for Royal
Another Royal player making an appearance on this list is Zaelyn Shelton. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making six total tackles and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown. The match was his third straight with six or more total tackles.
This season, Shelton has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.50
Grant Thrasher Makes It Two for Columbia
Another Columbia player making an appearance on this list is Grant Thrasher. He made eight total tackles and defended a pass.
On the season, Thrasher has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.38 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 16.37
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