4A District 3 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!
Roman Tucker Turns in Season-Best Effort
Roman Tucker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cushing to the win on Friday. Tucker threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
Cushing's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Tucker and Cushing will challenge Wagoner on Thursday.
Gamescore: 56.22
Sam Lillard Delivers Best Effort of Season
Miami was led to victory by Sam Lillard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lillard threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
On the season, Lillard has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 129.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 43.73
A Season-Best Performance from Ezra Gates Leads Grove over Fort Gibson
Ezra Gates produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grove to the win on Friday. Gates rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
The victory for Grove keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Gates and Grove will be playing at home against Miami at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 30.60
Johnson Came Up Big in Catoosa's 59-7 Loss
Devin Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made 17 total tackles.
On the year, Johnson has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.90
Other Notable Players
- Judd Rudd: 133 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Khyler Walker: 35 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 22.47)
- Jacob Gain: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.35)
- Gavin Wyatt: 122 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.53)
- Trent Lawson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
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