4A 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!
Donovan Higgins Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Pearl-Cohn got the W thanks in part to Donovan Higgins playing the best football he has all season. Higgins picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win (which was Pearl-Cohn's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Higgins and Pearl-Cohn will challenge White House at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.17
Lj Funk Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lj Funk produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pearl-Cohn to the win on Friday. Funk threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Funk has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 131.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Ellis Posts Huge Game in 14-7 Win
Station Camp found a leader in Ocoee Ellis as the squad took down Creek Wood on Friday. Ellis was unstoppable, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Station Camp is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Ellis and Station Camp will challenge Montgomery Central on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.40
Kelton Crisp Delivers Electric Effort Vs Creek Wood
Another Station Camp player making an appearance on this list is Kelton Crisp. He made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Crisp has averaged 8 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.00
Evan Johnson and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Pearl-Cohn picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Evan Johnson. Greenbrier had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 18.60
Other Notable Players
- Willis Bell: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
