AAA Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Arkeyveon Hood Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Caden Lavinka Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Mary Persons had to settle for second even though Caden Lavinka put up the best numbers he has all season. Lavinka picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
This season, Lavinka has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.45
Draylin Gilbert Makes It Two for Spalding
The second Spalding player making an appearance here is Draylin Gilbert, and for good reason. He rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Spalding is 3-1 when Gilbert posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the year, Gilbert has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.70
JT Austin Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sandy Creek was led to victory by JT Austin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The win for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin and Sandy Creek will square off against Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
A Season-Best Performance from Corey Hadley Jr Leads Sandy Creek over Fayette County
Corey Hadley Jr produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sandy Creek to the win on Friday. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 81 yards.
This season, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Render-Fannin: 162 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Mac Nelson: 343 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- Javarris Warner: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Skylen Straughn: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Josiah Knight: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
