3A-1 Region II District 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaxsen Ludlow Delivers Best Effort of Season
White Oak was led to victory by Jaxsen Ludlow, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ludlow rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Ludlow has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 206.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 85.29 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 66.27
A Season-Best Performance from Trip Baysinger Leads Liberty-Eylau over Atlanta
Liberty-Eylau was led to victory by Trip Baysinger, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Baysinger rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns.
The win was the fourth in a row for Liberty-Eylau, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Baysinger and Liberty-Eylau will face off against White Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.87
Hudson Mcnatt Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sabine came up short on Friday despite Hudson Mcnatt delivering his best game to date. Mcnatt rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
Mcnatt and Sabine will venture away from home to square off against Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mcnatt will face off against Chris Love, the Bulldogs' star wideout. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 43.28
Dequane Prevo Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Dequane Prevo posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
On the year, Prevo has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 111.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 12.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.62
Levi Sipes Makes It Two for White Oak
The second White Oak player making an appearance here is Levi Sipes, and for good reason. He made four total tackles.
Gamescore: 33.48
Other Notable Players
- Markeylin Batton: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.50)
- Cameron Venable: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Braydon Bratcher: 123 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.97)
- Michael Morgan: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Mason Budro: 14 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
