5A District 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cibastian Broughton Turns in Season-Best Effort
Fleming Island came up short on Friday despite Cibastian Broughton delivering his best game to date. Broughton threw for 359 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards on only ten carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He is becoming a predictor of Fleming Island's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Broughton must have Creekside's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Broughton last faced the Knights back in October of 2023, he threw for 221 yards and five touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.13
Sebastian Cruz Makes It Two for Fleming Island
Keeping Broughton company is Sebastian Cruz, a fellow Fleming Island player. He punched in a rushing score.
On the year, Cruz has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 8.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.15
Another Game with at Least 110 Receiving Yards from Trace Burney
Sadly, Trace Burney posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fleming Island over Creekside on Friday. Burney's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 receiving yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 63 yards.
On the season, Burney has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 99.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.95
Dylon Ruiz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Orange Park was led to victory by Dylon Ruiz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ruiz rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory snapped Orange Park's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 2-5 record. Ruiz and Orange Park will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ponte Vedra at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 33.90
Brian Case Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brian Case of Ponte Vedra. Case rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
Ponte Vedra's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Case and Ponte Vedra will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Middleburg at 6:00 p.m. on October 14th.
Gamescore: 31.20
Other Notable Players
- Aj Whitt: 1 interception, 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jm Pawlick: 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Eric Gentry: (Gamescore: 15.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
