3A-2 Region III District 9 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!
Jett Taylor Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Grand Saline got the W thanks in part to Jett Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 184 rushing yards dating back to last season. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
The victory for Grand Saline keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Taylor and Grand Saline will challenge Chisum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 112.47
Grand Saline Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Colt Boyd
Colt Boyd was instrumental in extending Grand Saline's winning streak to six on Friday. Boyd's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Boyd has averaged 3.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 78.35
Meadows Made His Presence Known in Quitman's 28-25 Victory
Klayton Meadows's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his sixth-straight game with 101+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes.
For the season, Meadows has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 117.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.02
Lucas Pippin's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Edgewood over Grand Saline
While Edgewood might've come up empty on Friday, Lucas Pippin wasn't going down without a fight. Pippin was unstoppable, rushing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Edgewood moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Pippin and Edgewood will take on Harmony at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.18
Other Notable Players
- Corbin Johnson: 152 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.78)
- Slayde Parnell: 238 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.77)
- Alex Mccallum: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Jesse Clark: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Francisco Torres: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
