AAAA Region 3 Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 1:13am

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AAAA Region 3 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!

Mason Pickett-Hicks Delivers Best Performance of Season

South Pointe was led to victory by Mason Pickett-Hicks, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pickett-Hicks rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

The victory was the third in a row for South Pointe, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Pickett-Hicks and South Pointe will face off against Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 55.00

A Season-Best Effort from Willie Smith Leads Dreher over Lancaster

Dreher came up short on Friday despite Willie Smith delivering his best game to date. Smith made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss). He also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Dreher is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.

Dreher now has a losing record at 3-4. Smith and Dreher are taking a road trip to challenge A.C. Flora at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 54.42

Azel Banag Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles

A.C. Flora was led to victory by Azel Banag, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Banag wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles, making 11 total tackles, and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception. The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.

A.C. Flora pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Banag and A.C. Flora will take on Dreher at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 38.20

Jaquawn Neely Turns in Season-Best Effort

South Pointe was led to victory by Jaquawn Neely, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Neely picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles.

For the season, Neely has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.

Gamescore: 36.00

Seth Tillman Crosses Big Stat Threshold

Another South Pointe player making an appearance on this list is Seth Tillman. He picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.

This season, Tillman has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.29 total tackles per game.

Gamescore: 32.00

Other Notable Players

  1. Kendall Byrd: 158 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.38)
  2. Palmer Flake: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.75)
  3. Miles Wilson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.75)
  4. Tristan Snodgrass: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.25)
  5. Tacarean Douglas: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)

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