2A-2 Region II District 6 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!
Landon Smith Goes Supernova in Archer City Victory
Landon Smith continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game with at least 118 rushing yards. He rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
The win was the third in a row for Archer City, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. Smith and Archer City will head out on the road to face off against Shamrock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 63.12
Cornell Posts Huge Game in 38-30 Victory
Another Archer City player making an appearance on this list is Noah Cornell. He picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss). He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Cornell has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.8 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 23.6 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 40.48
Windthorst Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Brock Belcher
Brock Belcher's big game helped extend Windthorst's winning streak to seven on Friday. Belcher turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Petrolia, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Belcher. Belcher threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 93 yards on only ten carries the last time he and the Pirates duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.87
Brayden Loyd Delivers Electric Performance Vs Archer City
While Seymour might've come up empty on Friday, Brayden Loyd wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Loyd was still balling out as he threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Archer City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Loyd it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Loyd saw the Wildcats), he threw for 299 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 31.33
Johnathan Clay Makes It Three for Archer City
Another Archer City player making an appearance on this list is Johnathan Clay. He picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played.
On the season, Clay has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.44 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
Other Notable Players
- Hunter Anderle: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.68)
- Tyler Whitfield: 57 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Luke Deerinwater: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
