AAAA 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!
Big Game from Howard As Walnut Grove Fell 20-17
Starting off the list is Walnut Grove's Emadd Howard, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Howard rushed for 260 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Walnut Grove and Madison County are set to duel on Friday. The Warriors had to take a loss when they last met the Red Raiders, but Howard had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 126 yards. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.68
Payton Shaw Dazzles in Eastside Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Payton Shaw stepped things up a notch to give Eastside the 'W'. Nobody could stop Shaw as he threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Eastside's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Shaw and Eastside will venture away from home to take on Cedar Shoals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.23
Colin Kimsey Makes It Two for Walnut Grove
Another Walnut Grove player making an appearance on this list is Colin Kimsey. He rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Kimsey has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 32.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.65
Jake Moss Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Walnut Grove had to settle for second even though Jake Moss put up the best numbers he has all season. Moss picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
On the year, Moss has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.25
Jayden Barr Makes It Two for Eastside
Another Eastside player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Barr. He made five total tackles and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass.
This season, Barr has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 81.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 16.93
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