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!
Delancy Alexander Delivers Best Effort of Season
New Manchester was led to victory by Delancy Alexander, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Alexander threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Alexander and New Manchester will be playing in front of their home fans against Villa Rica at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alexander will face off against Will Wallace, the Wildcats' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 44.23
A Season-Best Effort from Javen Parker Leads East Paulding over Lithia Springs
On Friday, East Paulding got the W thanks in part to Javen Parker playing the best football he has all season. Parker rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
East Paulding pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Parker and East Paulding will play host again on Friday to welcome Alexander, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 33.40
Lithia Springs had to settle for second on Friday, but Tavion White sure wasn't going down easily. East Paulding had no answer to White as he made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss). White got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 56 yards.
Lithia Springs is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. White will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Rome on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.03
George Sabb Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, New Manchester got the W thanks in part to George Sabb playing the best football he has all season. Sabb picked up 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Sabb has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 80.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.52
Big Game from Collins As Alexander Won 27-13
Alexander's four-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Chace Collins. Collins was unstoppable on Friday, throwing for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
For the season, Collins has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 138.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.40
Other Notable Players
- Asahud Tehuti: 25 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 54 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.28)
- Randy Parker: 133 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.38)
- Chantz Bouknight: 148 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.57)
- Kainan Kennedy: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.80)
- Damari Witherspoon: 29 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
