5A Region 8 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!
Bricen Turnage Delivers Electric Performance Vs Arlington
Bricen Turnage's big game helped extend Munford's winning streak to six on Friday. Turnage was unstoppable, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Munford pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.35
Southwind Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Kelvin Perkins
Kelvin Perkins was instrumental in extending Southwind's winning streak to three on Friday. Perkins was dynamite, throwing for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Unfortunately for Memphis Central, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Perkins. Perkins threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.80
Big Game from Starks As Munford Won 44-21
Munford picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tay Starks. Starks was unstoppable, rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
This year, Starks has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 113.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Andrus Farmer Goes Supernova in Memphis Central Defeat
Memphis Central had to settle for second on Friday, but Andrus Farmer sure wasn't going down easily. Southwind had no answer to Farmer as he picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Memphis Central's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. Farmer and Memphis Central will square off against Manassas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.02
Other Notable Players
- Gary Greer: 88 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.05)
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