GIAA AAAA/AAA District 5 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!
Landon Stancil Turns in Season-Best Performance
Landon Stancil produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Strong Rock Christian to the win on Friday. Stancil picked up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, 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 94 yards.
With the victory, Strong Rock Christian broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5. Stancil and Strong Rock Christian will host Brookstone at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 69.78
Darnelle Hamilton Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Calvary Christian came up short on Friday despite Darnelle Hamilton delivering his best game to date. Hamilton picked up a sack and made 25 total tackles (5.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Hamilton has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 47.55
A Season-Best Performance from Mercer Hudson Leads Brookstone over Westfield School
On Friday, Brookstone had to settle for second even though Mercer Hudson put up the best numbers he has all season. Hudson picked up five sacks and made 14 total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of Brookstone's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
With the loss, Brookstone broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3. Hudson and Brookstone will venture away from home to square off against Strong Rock Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.93
Calvary Christian came up short on Friday despite Nate Osborne delivering his best game to date. Osborne threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Osborne has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 106.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 20.13 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 60.07 passer rating.
Gamescore: 36.02
Johnson Made His Presence Known in Strong Rock Christian's 42-7 Win
The second Strong Rock Christian player making an appearance here is Jake Johnson, and for good reason. He rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
For the year, Johnson has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 91.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.00
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Reid: 166 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.27)
- Jaxson James: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
