2A Region 8 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!
Alrekus Graves Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Heidelberg got the W thanks in part to Alrekus Graves playing the best football he has all season. Graves threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
Heidelberg pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Graves and Heidelberg will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mize at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 48.17
Devin Tribble Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Devin Tribble continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 21st-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the year, Tribble has averaged 9.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.75
Ti?Jarian Barnes Goes Supernova in Collins Win
Collins found a leader in Ti?Jarian Barnes as the squad took down North Forrest on Friday. Barnes did his part (and then some), rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries for the 'W'.
The win got Collins back to even at 3-3. Barnes and Collins will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Richton at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 23.58
Jamarie Buckhalter Makes It Two for Collins
Keeping Barnes company is Jamarie Buckhalter, a fellow Collins player. He picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
This season, Buckhalter has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.65
Other Notable Players
- Ludrick Cameron: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Austin Burkett: 87 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
