2A Region 1 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!
Big Game from Verner As Hamilton Fell 48-16
Starting off the list is Hamilton's Kyzer Verner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Verner rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
This is the second loss in a row for Hamilton and nudges their season record down to 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Walnut at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.70
While Drew Hollimon delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for East Union. Nobody could stop Hollimon as he rushed for 58 yards, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown.
With the loss, East Union broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. Hollimon and East Union will square off against Hatley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.05
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Kemarrian Gray stepped things up a notch to give Walnut the 'W'. Gray turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Walnut's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withHamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.57
Adrian Palmer Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Walnut got the W thanks in part to Adrian Palmer playing the best football he has all season. Palmer threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Palmer has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 56.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.33
Trent Braddock Makes It Three for Walnut
Another Walnut player making an appearance on this list is Trent Braddock. He picked up 19 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Braddock has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.48
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
