3A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Drew Marks Goes Supernova in Smyrna Win
Starting off the list is Smyrna's Drew Marks, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Marks threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 79 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Smyrna's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Marks and Smyrna will welcome Cape Henlopen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.23
Malik Bell Turns in Another Game with at Least 126 Rushing Yards
Malik Bell's rushing tear continued on Saturday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 126+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry.
Sussex Central pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Bell and Sussex Central will challenge Dover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.28
Henriquez Came Up Big in Smyrna's 28-7 Victory
Another Smyrna player making an appearance on this list is Phoenix Henriquez. He picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Smyrna: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the year, Henriquez has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 90.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 22.70
William Harmon Makes It Two for Sussex Central
Another Sussex Central player making an appearance on this list is William Harmon. He made seven total tackles.
For the year, Harmon has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.71 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 13.14 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 21.58
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