Division II-A West 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!
Brayden Waller Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brayden Waller produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Trinity Christian Academy to the win on Friday. Waller rushed for 111 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest reception was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Waller must have First Assembly Christian's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Waller last faced the Crusaders back in October of 2023, he picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 65.35
Lekhy Thompkins' Big Game Leads Trinity Christian Academy over First Assembly Christian
Lekhy Thompkins put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for First Assembly Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Thompkins. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Thompkins saw the Crusaders), he rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.15
Lawrence Came Up Big in Jackson Christian's 42-0 Win
Jackson Christian picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Duece Lawrence. Lawrence was unstoppable, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Lake County had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Lawrence it was a similar story. Lawrence rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries the last time he and the Falcons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.80
Austin Kelley Makes It Two for Jackson Christian
Another Jackson Christian player making an appearance on this list is Austin Kelley. He threw for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Unfortunately for Lake County, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Kelley. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kelley saw the Falcons), he threw for 196 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Gamescore: 28.87
Hank Miller Turns in Season-Best Effort
Hank Miller produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Trinity Christian Academy to the win on Friday. Miller wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (3.5 for loss). The match was his eighth straight with nine or more total tackles.
On the year, Miller has averaged 12.6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging seven total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Other Notable Players
- Jay'Len Mosley: 54 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
