AAAAA Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Belcher Came Up Big in Woodmont's 49-21 Defeat
Starting off the list is Woodmont's Ezekiel Belcher, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Belcher rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Woodmont is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Belcher and Woodmont will face off against Greenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 48.40
Easley was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Aaron Tolbert did his best to prevent it. Tolbert was unstoppable, making a tackle.
Easley dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Tolbert will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Hillcrest on Thursday.
Gamescore: 42.27
J.L. Mann Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Ladainnian Martin
Ladainnian Martin was instrumental in extending J.L. Mann's winning streak to three on Saturday. Martin was unstoppable, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Martin has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 28 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.82
Na'cyus Morrison Makes It Two for J.L. Mann
Keeping Martin company is Na'Cyus Morrison, a fellow J.L. Mann player. He rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Morrison is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against T.L. Hanna on Friday. When Morrison last faced the Yellow Jackets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 26.63
A Season-Best Effort from Antrez Nance Leads Hillcrest over J.L. Mann
On Saturday, Hillcrest had to settle for second even though Antrez Nance put up the best numbers he has all season. Nance wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with two or more sacks dating back to last season.
Hillcrest moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Nance's next matchup is against Easley on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 26.25
Other Notable Players
- Aj Norfus Jr: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Nehemiah Floyd: 140 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Jacob Christie: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Banks Bouton: 326 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Kadin Davis: 97 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
