AAAAA Region 1 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!
Ty Jones Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lakeside had to settle for second even though Ty Jones put up the best numbers he has all season. Jones rushed for 203 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 101 or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Brunswick's probably not too fond of Jones given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Pirates), he rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 68.05
Grant Moore Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Brunswick was led to victory by Grant Moore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moore threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Moore and Brunswick will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against South Effingham at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. The Pirates got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Mustangs, probably because Moore had a solid game then too: he threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 48.90
William Heck's Big Game Leads Brunswick over Lakeside
Brunswick picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to William Heck. Nobody could stop Heck as he rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
For the year, Heck has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 132.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 67.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.20
A Season-Best Effort from Jeremy Howard Leads Evans over Statesboro
Evans came up short on Friday despite Jeremy Howard delivering his best game to date. Howard rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
This year, Howard has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 66.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 24.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.40
Perkins Posts Huge Game in 37-7 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Tucker Perkins of Effingham County. Perkins threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Effingham County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Perkins and Effingham County will challenge Glynn Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.03
Other Notable Players
- Trayvis Hunter: 159 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.40)
- J'Shawn Towns: 1 interception, (1TD), 12 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Ty Chambers: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 89 yards receiving (Gamescore: 26.17)
- Heze Kent: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 26.12)
- Jamarious Towns: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 76 yards receiving (Gamescore: 25.73)
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