6A Region 2 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Devin Brown Leads Russell County over Stanhope Elmore
Russell County was led to victory by Devin Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
The win was the fifth in a row for Russell County, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Brown and Russell County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pike Road at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 56.20
Bryson Mcgrew Delivers Best Performance of Season
Percy Julian was led to victory by Bryson Mcgrew, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcgrew threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 59 yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
The win got Percy Julian back to even at 3-3. Mcgrew and Percy Julian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Wetumpka at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 43.47
Jordan Holmes Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jordan Holmes posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made six total tackles.
Pike Road has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Holmes and Pike Road will head out to challenge Stanhope Elmore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.80
Mcqueen Came Up Big in Stanhope Elmore's 42-28 Loss
Arthur Mcqueen's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his sixth-straight game with 142+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
This season, Mcqueen has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 204.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.10
Damarrian Barnes Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Damarrian Barnes posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Stanhope Elmore over Russell County on Friday. Barnes rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Barnes has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 53.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.40
Other Notable Players
- Mike Jones: 71 yards rushing, 4 TDs (Gamescore: 33.88)
- Joshua Whiting: 1.5 sacks and 8 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Johnny Darby: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.22)
- Antwan Barmes: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Bryson Riggins: 149 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
