A D1 Region 6 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!
Sam Ross Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Sam Ross posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Pepperell over Bremen on Friday. Ross rushed for 168 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 26 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Pepperell is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Ross and Pepperell will take on Model at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.28
Underclassman Ethan Tisdale Major Player in Heard County Victory
Underclassman Ethan Tisdale came into Friday's match looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Temple had no answer to Tisdale on Friday as he rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Temple had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tisdale it was a similar story. When Tisdale last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 79 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 52.10
Madoc Garcia's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Madoc Garcia posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 131 yards.
On the year, Garcia has averaged 70.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 30.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.70
Brody Buc Cofield Goes Supernova in Heard County Victory
The second Heard County player making an appearance here is Brody Buc Cofield, and for good reason. He picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Buc Cofield has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 34.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.07
A Constellation of Stars for Heard County
Another Heard County player making an appearance on this list is Braeden McKenzie. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, McKenzie has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
