AAAAA Region 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!
Derek (Tre) Howard Iii Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lugoff-Elgin
Starting off the list is Ridge View's Derek (Tre) Howard Iii, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Howard Iii threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards.
The win (which was Ridge View's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Howard Iii and Ridge View will square off against West Florence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.47
Kemuel Little Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Kemuel Little posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Blythewood over West Florence on Friday. Little wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The contest was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Blythewood's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. Little and Blythewood will face off against Sumter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.00
Darryl Spencer Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ridge View was led to victory by Darryl Spencer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Spencer picked up three sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the season, Spencer has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.75
Jaylen Reaves Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Jaylen Reaves posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Blythewood over West Florence on Friday. Reaves made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
For the year, Reaves has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 interceptions.
Gamescore: 26.50
Jackson Came Up Big in Ridge View's 50-0 Victory
Another Ridge View player making an appearance on this list is Khristian Jackson. He picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Jackson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 69.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 25.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.13
Other Notable Players
- Carter Coleman: 74 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
