2A 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!
Matthew Sloan Delivers Electric Effort Vs Loretto
Starting off the list is East Hickman County's Matthew Sloan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Sloan rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The victory (which was East Hickman County's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Sloan and East Hickman County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mt. Pleasant at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 50.90
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Drew Ray stepped things up a notch to give Lewis County the 'W'. Ray was dynamite, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Lewis County's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Lewis County now has a winning record of 4-3. Ray and Lewis County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Zion Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 46.73
While Karson Mauk delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Harpeth. Lewis County had no answer to Mauk as he made nine total tackles. Mauk also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Harpeth is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the year, Mauk has averaged 11 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 86.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.08
Brycen Mcdonald Makes It Two for Lewis County
The second Lewis County player making an appearance here is Brycen McDonald, and for good reason. He threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, McDonald has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 138.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 15 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.78
Ragsdale Posts Huge Game in 43-40 Victory
The second East Hickman County player making an appearance here is Dakota Ragsdale, and for good reason. He rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
This season, Ragsdale has averaged 26 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 34.70
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