4A District 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Friday through Monday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Calvin Thomas Delivers Best Effort of Season
Calvin Thomas produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gainesville to the win on Monday. Thomas picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He has become a key player for Gainesville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the season, Thomas has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 80 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.60
Nelson Tambling Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Monday, Gainesville got the W thanks in part to Nelson Tambling playing the best football he has all season. Tambling threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This season, Tambling has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 141.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.23
Big Game from Moore As Lecanto Fell 28-24
Braylen Moore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Lecanto's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. Moore will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Leesburg on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.85
Jt Tipton Makes It Two for Lecanto
Another Lecanto player making an appearance on this list is Jt Tipton. He threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 82 yards on only nine carries.
For the season, Tipton has thrown 23 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 210.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 20.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.93
Other Notable Players
- Lamar Garrison: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.37)
- Messiah Bailey: 2.5 sacks and 3 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Xavier Irizarry: 223 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
