2A District 7 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!
Preston Shepherd Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Knott County Central's Preston Shepherd, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shepherd rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.4 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (115.5) per game. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Knott County Central and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Shepherd and Knott County Central will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Martin County at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 86.85
A Season-Best Performance from Shane Gibson Leads Knott County Central over Floyd Central
Knott County Central was led to victory by Shane Gibson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gibson rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the season, Gibson has averaged 15.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 69.53
Floyd Central was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Colt Shelton did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Shelton as he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Floyd Central is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Shelton and Floyd Central will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Prestonsburg at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 53.55
Lincoln Griffith Makes It Three for Knott County Central
Another Knott County Central player making an appearance on this list is Lincoln Griffith. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up 3.5 sacks and making 13 total tackles (9.0 for loss). The game was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles.
This year, Griffith has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 42.50
Ethan Curry Has Career-Day on Friday
Ethan Curry posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the year, Curry has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.05
Other Notable Players
- Gage Short: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.43)
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