AAAAAA Region 5 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!
Josiah Allen Turns in Season-Best Effort
Josiah Allen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wheeler to the win on Friday. Allen rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 68 yards.
Cherokee's probably not too fond of Allen given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Allen saw the Warriors), he rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 62.07
North Paulding Gets a Boost from Skelly in 34-17 Victory
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. He has become a key player for North Paulding: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
North Paulding now has a winning record of 4-3. Skelly and North Paulding will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wheeler at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 39.00
Savasir Made His Presence Known in Cherokee's 28-27 Loss
Cherokee had to settle for second on Friday, but Tanner Savasir sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Savasir as he threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards on only six carries.
Savasir and Cherokee will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Cobb at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Cherokee had to take a loss when they last met North Cobb, but Savasir had little to do with the loss: he threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 35.33
A Season-Best Effort from Kobe L Mcinnis Leads Wheeler over Cherokee
On Friday, Wheeler got the W thanks in part to Kobe L Mcinnis playing the best football he has all season. L Mcinnis picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This year, L Mcinnis has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.50
Lucas Farrington Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lucas Farrington of Walton. Farrington rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Walton is 3-1 when Farrington posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Walton now has a winning record of 4-3. Farrington and Walton will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Etowah at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 28.28
Other Notable Players
- Rowan Sheffield: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jake Thorner: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Tyler Niehr: 97 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Khalil Harrell: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
