3A Mountain 7 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!
Zane Mccraw's Big Game Leads West Henderson over Pisgah
Zane Mccraw's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his sixth-straight game with 140+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Mccraw has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 169.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.75
Franklin Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Braydon Hervey
Braydon Hervey's big game helped extend Franklin's winning streak to five on Friday. Hervey wasn't messing around, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
For the year, Hervey has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 36.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.10
East Henderson had to settle for second on Friday, but Isaac Schulz sure wasn't going down easily. Schulz was unstoppable, picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Schulz has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 45.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.18
A Season-Best Effort from Walker Bolden Leads Tuscola over East Henderson
Tuscola was led to victory by Walker Bolden, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bolden wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The contest was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles.
The win was the fourth in a row for Tuscola, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. Bolden and Tuscola will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Garrett Young: 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Cade Young: 154 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.17)
- Cooper Williamson: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.10)
- Bo West: (Gamescore: 21.35)
- Jett Bartley: 154 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 20.67)
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