AAA Region 5 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!
Dayqwon Curry Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Luella's Dayqwon Curry, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Curry rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Luella back to even at 4-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on Stephenson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.93
Johnson Came Up Big in Stephenson's 45-6 Win
Stephenson picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jayden Johnson. Johnson was unstoppable, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He is becoming a predictor of Stephenson's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Johnson has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 122.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.18
Marte Barton Makes It Two for Stephenson
Keeping Johnson company is Marte Barton, a fellow Stephenson player. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
For the season, Barton has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 127.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 83.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.47
Ja?Narious Barner Delivers Best Performance of Season
Ja?Narious Barner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Douglass to the win on Friday. Barner rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Douglass' fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Barner and Douglass will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Stephenson at 8:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 26.80
Big Game from Wilson As Douglass Won 50-8
Another Douglass player making an appearance on this list is John Wilson. He rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 164 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
For the year, Wilson has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 100.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Dayshon Furlow: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Dennis Brooks: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
- Jerome Johnson: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Lawrence Tolbert: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
