2A Region 6 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Lane Prestage Leads Pisgah over St. Andrew's Episcopal
On Thursday, Pisgah got the W thanks in part to Lane Prestage playing the best football he has all season. Prestage wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks, making 13 total tackles, and defending a pass. The contest was his 11th straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Pisgah's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Prestage and Pisgah will challenge Pelahatchie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.50
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Austin Morgan
Austin Morgan continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up 0.5 sacks and made 22 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
With the defeat, St. Andrew's Episcopal broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. Morgan and St. Andrew's Episcopal will welcome Puckett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.60
Kyle Hallett Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Pisgah was led to victory by Kyle Hallett, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Hallett picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.4 total tackles per game.
For the year, Hallett has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
St. Andrew's Episcopal Gets a Boost from Myrick in 34-6 Defeat
The second St. Andrew's Episcopal player making an appearance here is Stone Myrick, and for good reason. He picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 57 yards.
On the year, Myrick has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 56.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.45
Other Notable Players
- Eli Eason: 77 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Rusty Mccollum: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.55)
- Deuce Carter: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Jeremiah Guest: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
