3A-2 Region II District 5 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!
Johnny Menefield Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Brady got the W thanks in part to Johnny Menefield playing the best football he has all season. Menefield rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.3) per game. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Brady, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Menefield and Brady are taking a road trip to challenge Eastland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.60
Gaiten Posts Huge Game in 34-31 Loss
Dublin had to settle for second on Friday, but Kaden Gaiten sure wasn't going down easily. Gaiten was unstoppable, throwing for 360 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Dublin is on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Gaiten and Dublin will venture away from home to face off against Tolar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.40
A Season-Best Effort from Dj Ferguson Leads Dublin over Brady
Sadly, Dj Ferguson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Dublin over Brady on Friday. Ferguson picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 62 yards.
This year, Ferguson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Tolar Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Briton Rice
Briton Rice was instrumental in extending Tolar's winning streak to five on Friday. Early had no answer to Rice as he threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Tolar's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Rice and Tolar will welcome Dublin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.03
Ashton Taylor Turns in Season-Best Performance
Brady was led to victory by Ashton Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Taylor has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Peyton Brown: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.48)
- Dacen Watkins: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
