AAAAAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dream Rashad Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Mountain View got the W thanks in part to Dream Rashad playing the best football he has all season. Rashad threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Mountain View's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. Rashad and Mountain View will square off against Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
A Season-Best Performance from Seven Rashad Leads Mountain View over Central Gwinnett
On Thursday, Mountain View got the W thanks in part to Seven Rashad playing the best football he has all season. Rashad picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 91 yards.
On the year, Rashad has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 62 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.18
Ethan Ervin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ethan Ervin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Buford to the win on Thursday. Ervin rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
The win was the sixth in a row for Buford, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Ervin and Buford have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Central Gwinnett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.80
Cantrell Came Up Big in Dacula's 40-14 Defeat
Garrison Cantrell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
On the year, Cantrell has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 133.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 47.46 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 103.8 passer rating.
Gamescore: 26.37
Alijah Patillo Turns in Season-Best Effort
Collins Hill was led to victory by Alijah Patillo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Patillo picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Patillo and Collins Hill will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. The contest will pit Patillo up against the Falcons' star pass catcher Isaac Kareem-Maman. 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: 22.88
Other Notable Players
- Jadon Martin: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Deuce Geralds: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Dylan Mccoy: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Dayton Raiola: 121 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.97)
- Hayden Bradley: 37 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
