5A 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!
Nelson Posts Huge Game in 49-24 Victory
Starting off the list is Leeds's Conner Nelson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nelson rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Leeds pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Nelson and Leeds will take on Pelham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.52
A Season-Best Performance from Kevin James Leads Moody over Springville
Moody was led to victory by Kevin James, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. James rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Moody, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. James and Moody will challenge Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Keywone Posey Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Keywone Posey posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Center Point over Leeds on Friday. Posey rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Center Point is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Posey and Center Point will challenge Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.25
Big Game from Smith As St. Clair County Won 49-0
Landyn Smith continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns.
The victory got St. Clair County back to even at 4-4. Smith and St. Clair County are taking a road trip to face off against Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.90
Le'kamren Meadows Dazzles in Moody Victory
Le'Kamren Meadows was instrumental in extending Moody's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Meadows as he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
On the season, Meadows has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.48
Other Notable Players
- Charlie Johnston: 150 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Bailey Abercombie: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Bravis Cave Jr: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.80)
- Jaquoryae Busby: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.92)
- Zj Dale: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
