3A-2 Region II 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!
Johnny Menefield's Big Game Leads Brady over Eastland
Starting off the list is Brady's Johnny Menefield, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Menefield rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 141 rushing yards.
The victory (which was Brady's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Menefield and Brady will welcome Early at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.10
While Cameron Love delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Early. Love turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards.
Early is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Love and Early will venture away from home to take on Brady at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.28
Tolar Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Briton Rice
Tolar picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Briton Rice. Rice was dynamite, throwing for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Tolar's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Rice and Tolar will take on Clifton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.03
Sean Jacoby Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brady was led to victory by Sean Jacoby, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jacoby rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Jacoby has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 76.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 25.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 41 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.87
Kaeden Byrd Makes It Two for Early
The second Early player making an appearance here is Kaeden Byrd, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 24 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The game was his seventh straight with seven or more total tackles.
This year, Byrd has averaged 15.7 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.86 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
Other Notable Players
- James Liardon: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Dacen Watkins: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.05)
- Ashton Taylor: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.40)
- Peyton Brown: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
