AAA Region 6 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!
Benjamin Plemons Turns in Season-Best Performance
Benjamin Plemons produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Chestatee to the win on Friday. Plemons' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Chestatee's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. Plemons and Chestatee will take on Dawson County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.68
Parker Carlton Delivers Electric Performance Vs Greater Atlanta Christian
Parker Carlton was instrumental in extending North Hall's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Carlton as he picked up 16 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (1.5 for loss).
This year, Carlton has averaged 72.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 24.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.95
A Season-Best Effort from Montyrious Young Leads Johnson over Lumpkin County
Johnson came up short on Friday despite Montyrious Young delivering his best game to date. Young rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Johnson is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Young and Johnson will square off against Pickens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.87
Big Game from Faulkner As Lumpkin County Won 64-14
Cal Faulkner was instrumental in extending Lumpkin County's winning streak to three on Friday. Faulkner was unstoppable, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Faulkner has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 80.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.93
Hector Espinoza Makes It Two for Chestatee
Another Chestatee player making an appearance on this list is Hector Espinoza. He rushed for 107 yards on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards.
On the year, Espinoza has averaged 34.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 25.63
Other Notable Players
- Nolan Matthews: 32 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 47 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.47)
- Bryan Silguero: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.98)
- Gabe Daniels: 48 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Mccord Purdy: 88 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.67)
- Hayden Jones: 188 yards passing; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
