AAA Region 1 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!
Dominique Ball's Big Game Leads Westover over Bainbridge
Starting off the list is Westover's Dominique Ball, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ball rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns. Those 224 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Westover's win bumped their record up to 6-1. Ball and Westover will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Monroe at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 48.35
Cairo Gets a Boost from Duncan Jr in 35-7 Win
Bryian Duncan Jr's big game helped extend Cairo's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Duncan Jr as he rushed for 215 yards while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
Cairo pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Duncan Jr and Cairo will play host again on Monday to welcome Bainbridge, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.20
Keyon Thomas Turns in Season-Best Performance
Westover was led to victory by Keyon Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Thomas threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Thomas and Westover will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Monroe at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. The last time Thomas took on the Golden Tornadoes, he threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 21.90
Jordan Lassiter Makes It Three for Westover
Another Westover player making an appearance on this list is Jordan Lassiter. He forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Lassiter has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.00
Teall Came Up Big in Cairo's 35-7 Win
Another Cairo player making an appearance on this list is Jaylen Teall. He rushed for nine yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Teall has run in those 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.20
Other Notable Players
- Xiquavian Teal: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
