3A 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!
Jaden Martin Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Atkins got the W thanks in part to Jaden Martin playing the best football he has all season. Martin rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles.
Atkins' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Martin and Atkins will be playing in front of their home fans against Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.22
Keagan Sanderson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Salem was led to victory by Keagan Sanderson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sanderson picked up four sacks, made five total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Salem's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Sanderson and Salem will take on Atkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Cole Crawford Makes It Two for Atkins
Another Atkins player making an appearance on this list is Cole Crawford. He threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Crawford has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 153.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.53
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from John Davis
John Davis continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 15th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Davis has averaged 11 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.75
A Season-Best Effort from Colton Smith Leads Salem over Episcopal
On Friday, Salem got the W thanks in part to Colton Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Smith has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 52 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 7.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.60
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Taylor: 82 yards passing; 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Kaiden Hollis: 54 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 26 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
