4A CAP 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Xavier Howard Leads Broughton over Athens Drive
Broughton was led to victory by Xavier Howard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Howard rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Howard has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 62.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.38
Sam Dodd Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sam Dodd produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cardinal Gibbons to the win on Friday. Dodd picked up 228 receiving yards and five touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.1). He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 68 yards.
The victory (which was Cardinal Gibbons' fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Dodd and Cardinal Gibbons will look to defend their home field on Friday against Broughton at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 53.47
Gannon Jones Turns in Another Game with at Least Three Passing Touchdowns
Gannon Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cardinal Gibbons to the win on Friday. Jones wasn't messing around, throwing for 415 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The matchup was his third straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
For the year, Jones has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 255.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.77
Collin Peters Goes Supernova in Athens Drive Defeat
Athens Drive had to settle for second on Friday, but Collin Peters sure wasn't going down easily. Broughton had no answer to Peters as he rushed for 122 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Athens Drive is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Peters and Athens Drive will stay at home for another week and welcome Leesville Road at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.13
Leesville Road Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Akshar Barnes
Leesville Road picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to AkShar Barnes. Barnes turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Leesville Road pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Barnes and Leesville Road will head out to take on Athens Drive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.85
Other Notable Players
- Deiondre Goldston: 249 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Elijah Kirkpatrick: 98 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.97)
- Jonah El-Amin: 150 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Tyrese Madry: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.58)
- Chase White: 53 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.48)
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