4A District 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Xavier Ford's Big Game Leads Leesville over Benton
Xavier Ford continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 11th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 367 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry.
Ford is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Iowa on Friday. When Ford last faced the Yellowjackets back in September of 2023, he rushed for 264 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 102.20
Jonathan Walker Jr. Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Iowa got the W thanks in part to Jonathan Walker Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Walker Jr. picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 64 yards.
Iowa's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Walker Jr. and Iowa have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Leesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.17
J'vien Adams' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Iowa got the W thanks in part to J'Vien Adams playing the best football he has all season. Adams rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 81 yards.
For the season, Adams has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 34.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.20
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Dylon Rhodes
Dylon Rhodes continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles.
On the year, Rhodes has averaged 15 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.50
Arick Hall Makes It Two for Deridder
Keeping Rhodes company is Arick Hall, a fellow DeRidder player. He wasn't messing around on Thursday, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Hall has averaged 13 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.75
Other Notable Players
- Connor Rushford: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Reed Dupre: 134 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Amari Willis: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Uriah Wade: 93 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.63)
- Trel Broom: 148 yards passing; 75 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
