5A-1 Region II District 5 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Grayson Myer Leads Wakeland over Heritage
Grayson Myer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wakeland to the win on Friday. Myer picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Wakeland: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Myer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 62.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Tatum Bell Jr Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Tatum Bell Jr posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Heritage over Wakeland on Friday. Bell Jr picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.7). He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
For the season, Bell Jr has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 55.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.35
Jake Ferner Goes Supernova in Reedy Victory
Reedy picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Jake Ferner. Ferner was unstoppable, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards.
For the season, Ferner has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 231.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 37.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.67
Big Game from Schmid As Centennial Fell 24-20
While Adam Schmid delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Centennial. Lebanon Trail had no answer to Schmid as he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Schmid will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Reedy on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.97
Jackson Graham Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Jackson Graham continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Centennial: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the year, Graham has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Hand: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Bingham Buckley: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jackson Ford: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Taidan Waltz: 11 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Fope Tedimola: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
