A D2 Region 2 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!
Shane Marshall Delivers Best Performance of Season
Irwin County was led to victory by Shane Marshall, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Marshall rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win for Irwin County keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Marshall's next matchup is against Clinch County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 59.67
Big Game from Grant As Turner County Won 20-14
Thanks in part to Curtis Grant, Turner County said goodbye to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Grant was dynamite on Friday, rushing for 196 yards while picking up 10.9 yards per carry.
Turner County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Grant and Turner County will head out to face off against Crawford County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.50
Irwin County Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jason Jackson
Jason Jackson was instrumental in extending Irwin County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Jackson rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Jackson has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 89.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.80
Junior Burrus Turns in Season-Best Performance
Junior Burrus produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Brooks County to the win on Friday. Burrus threw for 280 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Brooks County is 3-1 when Burrus posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Brooks County's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Burrus and Brooks County will welcome Lanier County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.27
Luke Snyder Goes Supernova in Irwin County Victory
Luke Snyder was instrumental in extending Irwin County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Snyder turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
For the year, Snyder has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 30.60
Other Notable Players
- George Lamons Jr.: 100 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.58)
- Camauri Brinson: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.93)
- Draaon Smith: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Amauri Lundy: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Marquis Williams: 1 sack, 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
