AAAAAA Region 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!
Dillon Mohammed Delivers Best Performance of Season
Dillon Mohammed produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Norcross to the win on Friday. Mohammed rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Mohammed has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 153.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 66.50
Kelly Made His Presence Known in Peachtree Ridge's 43-27 Victory
Darnell Kelly posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown. Peachtree Ridge is 5-2 when Kelly posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
The win was the third in a row for Peachtree Ridge, bringing their record for this year to 6-5. Kelly and Peachtree Ridge will take on Hillgrove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.63
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Esias Tompkins
Norcross was led to victory by Esias Tompkins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tompkins wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his 18th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Tompkins has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 0.09 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.18 defended passes.
Gamescore: 38.25
Jahsaun Clarke Dazzles in Norcross Win
Jahsaun Clarke put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He picked up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 89 yards.
For the season, Clarke has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 84.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.42
A Season-Best Effort from Bryce Green Leads Peachtree Ridge over North Atlanta
Peachtree Ridge was led to victory by Bryce Green, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Green rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Green has averaged 24.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.57
Other Notable Players
- Rhari "King" Thomas: 71 yards receiving; 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.15)
- Ezekiel Theodoris: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jake Godfree: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Wilson Taylor: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.80)
- Sedric Addison: 101 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
