AAAAA Region 4 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!
Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr.'s Big Game Leads Irmo over River Bluff
Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr.'s big game helped extend Irmo's winning streak to seven on Friday. Brand Jr. was dynamite, rushing for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 120 yards while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Brand Jr. must have River Bluff's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Brand Jr. threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Gators duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 56.60
Aaron Griffin Delivers Best Effort of Season
River Bluff came up short on Friday despite Aaron Griffin delivering his best game to date. Griffin rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Griffin might have his next game, a road matchup with Chapin, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Griffin saw the Eagles), he picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 46.60
Tanner Short Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Tanner Short posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Chapin over Lexington on Friday. Short picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
If history really does repeat itself, Short might just drop another big game when he faces off against River Bluff on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Short saw the Gators), he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 33.25
Dutch Fork Wins 14th-Straight Thanks to Maurice Anderson
Dutch Fork picked up their 14th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Maurice Anderson. Anderson wasn't messing around, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Dutch Fork's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Anderson and Dutch Fork will take on Lexington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.22
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Offing: 202 yards passing; 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.87)
- Amire White: 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.58)
- Brady Albro: 334 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.17)
- Gavin Stam: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Caleb Davis: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
