AAAAAA 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!
Nick Grimstead's Big Game Leads North Cobb over Cherokee
Nick Grimstead's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Grimstead was unstoppable, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 104 yards on eight of 15 attempts.
North Cobb pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Grimstead will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Etowah on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.53
Zach Belyeu and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Zach Belyeu was instrumental in extending North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Belyeu was dynamite, rushing for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 31.40
Kaeden Gilstrap was instrumental in extending Walton's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Gilstrap as he threw for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the year, Gilstrap has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 175.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.67 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.50
Skelly Made His Presence Known in North Paulding's 22-14 Win
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Skelly has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 109.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.40
Christian Ward Turns in Season-Best Effort
Christian Ward produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Walton to the win on Friday. Ward picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Ward has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 70.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.83
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Farrington: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Markell Taylor: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Josiah Allen: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Israel Conway: 126 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.18)
- Brock Adams: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.77)
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