3A Region 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!
Big Game from Clayton As Bolivar Central Won 36-12
Starting off the list is Bolivar Central's Noah Clayton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Clayton threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Bolivar Central's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. Clayton will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Liberty Tech Magnet on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.87
Graham Simpson and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Westview picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Graham Simpson. Simpson was unstoppable, throwing for 184 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Westview pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Simpson and Westview will challenge Covington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.87
Kealan Polk Turns in Season-Best Performance
Bolivar Central was led to victory by Kealan Polk, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Polk picked up 66 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Bolivar Central's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
This season, Polk has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 26.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.75 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.85
Johnathan Holcomb Delivers Electric Effort Vs Covington
Johnathan Holcomb continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Ripley now has a losing record at 4-5. Holcomb and Ripley will face off against Dyersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.75
A Season-Best Performance from Liam Carrizales Leads Scotts Hill over Bolivar Central
Scotts Hill came up short on Friday despite Liam Carrizales delivering his best game to date. Carrizales picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Scotts Hill dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withMcNairy Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 20.70
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