TAIAO Division 3 - North (6 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Hayden Yelverton Drops League-Best Effort on Thursday
Starting off the list is Community Christian's Hayden Yelverton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Yelverton wasn't messing around on Thursday, rushing for 98 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. The matchup was his sixth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Community Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. They and Valor Preparatory Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.13
While Jones Bryce delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Grace Classical Christian Academy. Bryce turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 210 yards on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Grace Classical Christian Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Bryce and Grace Classical Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Azle Christian at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 43.07
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Hunter Strickland stepped things up a notch to give West Texas T the 'W'. Strickland turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 18 yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for West Texas T and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Strickland and West Texas T are on the road again on Friday to play Panhandle Christian Home Educators at 6:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.30
River Bryan Makes It Two for Community Christian
Another Community Christian player making an appearance on this list is River Bryan. He picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Bryan has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.75
Kirby Jensen Makes It Two for West Texas T
Another West Texas T player making an appearance on this list is Kirby Jensen. He rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Jensen has averaged 3.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
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