3A-2 Region III District 9 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!
Grand Saline Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Colt Boyd
Colt Boyd's big game helped extend Grand Saline's winning streak to seven on Friday. Boyd's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles.
Grand Saline pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Boyd and Grand Saline will venture away from home to take on Lone Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.80
Taylor Posts Huge Game in 61-0 Win
Jett Taylor's big game helped extend Grand Saline's winning streak to seven on Friday. Taylor was dynamite, throwing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Taylor has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 117.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.93
A Season-Best Performance from Slayde Parnell Leads Lone Oak over Quitman
Slayde Parnell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lone Oak to the win on Friday. Parnell threw for 350 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
The win for Lone Oak keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Parnell and Lone Oak will face off against Grand Saline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.83
Tre Hubbard Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lone Oak got the W thanks in part to Tre Hubbard playing the best football he has all season. Hubbard picked up 203 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards.
For the year, Hubbard has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 66.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.80
Kolton Prox Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kolton Prox produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grand Saline to the win on Friday. Prox picked up 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards.
For the season, Prox has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.10
Other Notable Players
- Jathen Johnson: 177 yards receiving, 4 TDs (Gamescore: 42.20)
- Trevor Golightly: 349 yards passing; 68 yards rushing (Gamescore: 40.87)
- Bryson Hobbs: 122 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.87)
- Klayton Meadows: 235 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.27)
- Lucas Pippin: 24 yards receiving; 102 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.22)
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