AAA Region 5 Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 2:48am

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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!

John Wilson Turns in Season-Best Performance

On Friday, Douglass got the W thanks in part to John Wilson playing the best football he has all season. Wilson rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.

The victory (which was Douglass' fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Wilson and Douglass will square off against North Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 39.47

Antoine Watkins Goes Supernova in Douglass Win

Antoine Watkins put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 138 yards, and also caught a touchdown.

This year, Watkins has averaged 82.4 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 27.28

A Season-Best Performance from Ja?Narious Barner Leads Douglass over Luella

On Friday, Douglass got the W thanks in part to Ja?Narious Barner playing the best football he has all season. Barner rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.

On the year, Barner has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 20.9 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 16.20

Luella had to settle for second on Friday, but Antione Reese sure wasn't going down easily. Reese was dynamite, forcing two fumbles and making four total tackles. He has become a key player for Luella: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.

Luella now has a losing record at 3-4. Reese and Luella will take on Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 8.00

Trevagne Mccluskey Makes It Two for Luella

Keeping Reese company is Trevagne Mccluskey, a fellow Luella player. He made seven total tackles and defended three passes.

This year, Mccluskey has averaged 2.5 total tackles per game.

Gamescore: 4.50

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