3A Region 3 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 Effort from Jeremiah Jacobs Leads Osceola over Newport
Osceola was led to victory by Jeremiah Jacobs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jacobs rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory was the fourth in a row for Osceola, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. Jacobs and Osceola are taking a road trip to take on Harrisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.68
Big Game from Washington As Rivercrest Won 42-7
Cavonta Washington's big game helped extend Rivercrest's winning streak to six on Friday. Hoxie had no answer to Washington as he threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Rivercrest's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Washington and Rivercrest will welcome Walnut Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.55
Maurice (MJ) Washington Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Maurice (MJ) Washington posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made a tackle and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 35.60
Luke Reynolds' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Newport over Osceola
Newport had to settle for second on Friday, but Luke Reynolds sure wasn't going down easily. Osceola had no answer to Reynolds as he threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns.
For the year, Reynolds has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 126.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Tonio Phillips Makes It Two for Newport
Another Newport player making an appearance on this list is Tonio Phillips. He picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Phillips has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 49.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.23
Other Notable Players
- Enrique Perez: 104 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.80)
- Jayvin Thompson: 55 yards receiving; 47 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.08)
- Robert Urias-Martinez: 32 yards receiving; 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Jayden Young: (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Aamonii Wren: 34 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
