AA 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!
Aaron Kearse's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is Sumter County's Aaron Kearse, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Kearse picked up a sack and made two total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
Sumter County's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Kearse and Sumter County will welcome Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.85
Ashton Weeks Delivers Best Performance of Season
Ashton Weeks produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shaw to the win on Friday. Weeks picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles.
This season, Weeks has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.50
Smith Came Up Big in Shaw's 60-0 Win
Another Shaw player making an appearance on this list is Jahmon Smith. He picked up three sacks and made six total tackles. He has been hot , having posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
For the season, Smith has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.38 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Columbus had to settle for second on Thursday, but Andrew Smith Iv sure wasn't going down easily. Spencer had no answer to Smith Iv as he made three total tackles.
Columbus dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Smith Iv's next contest is against Sumter County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 21.60
Quay'shaun Tatum Makes It Two for Sumter County
The second Sumter County player making an appearance here is Quay'Shaun Tatum, and for good reason. He rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
For the year, Tatum has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 63.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 32.13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.20
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