3A District 2 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!
Hudson Register Delivers Best Effort of Season
Baker County was led to victory by Hudson Register, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Register rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
This season, Register has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 182.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 41 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 114.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 48.57
While Suwannee might've come up empty on Friday, Michael Rossin wasn't going down without a fight. Rossin was dynamite, making five total tackles and defending three passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended three passes.
Suwannee is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Rossin and Suwannee will be playing in front of their home fans against Taylor County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.95
Derek Davis Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Sadly, Derek Davis posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Wakulla over Godby on Friday. Davis wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Davis has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.00
Godby Gets a Boost from Simmons in 27-7 Win
Jamarin Simmons's big game helped extend Godby's winning streak to four on Friday. Simmons did his part (and then some), picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
For the year, Simmons has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 93.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.48
Rhett Rhoden Makes It Two for Baker County
Another Baker County player making an appearance on this list is Rhett Rhoden. He made eight total tackles. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 91 yards.
On the season, Rhoden has averaged 3.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.17
Other Notable Players
- Lazarus Chambers: 238 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.67)
- Phillip Jackson: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Kason Clark: 25 yards receiving; 140 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.67)
- Jordan Barnes: 80 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
