2A Eastern Plains 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!
Keondrick Melton Dazzles in Washington Win
Starting off the list is Washington's Keondrick Melton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Melton rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards.
The victory (which was Washington's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. Melton and Washington will face off against Greene Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.50
Big Game from Williams As Greene Central Fell 10-8
Greene Central was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Tyler Williams did his best to prevent it. Williams was dynamite, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (4.5 for loss).
Greene Central is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Williams and Greene Central will head out to take on Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
Anderson Thomas Makes It Two for Washington
Another Washington player making an appearance on this list is Anderson Thomas. He picked up 28 receiving yards.
This season, Thomas has averaged 24.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.72
Jarryn Payne Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jarryn Payne produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Washington to the win on Friday. Payne picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 62 yards.
On the year, Payne has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 57.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.95
Hall Posts Huge Game in 10-8 Loss
The second Greene Central player making an appearance here is Donovan Hall, and for good reason. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (1.5 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Hall has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Other Notable Players
- Evan Makepeace: 109 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.97)
- Ja'Quez Dixon: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Calek Smaw: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 16.65)
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