4A South Meck Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jashawn Shaw Delivers Best Performance of Season
JaShawn Shaw produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Berry to the win on Thursday. Shaw wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (7.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with six or more total tackles.
With the win, Berry broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against Garinger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.25
Daylyn Taylor Puts an End to Berry's Losing Streak on Thursday
Thanks in part to Daylyn Taylor, Berry said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Taylor was unstoppable on Thursday, picking up four sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles.
This season, Taylor has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has those 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 36.25
Alexander Came Up Big in Myers Park's 27-24 Win
Myers Park took down Ardrey Kell on Thursday, a win that might not have happened without RJ Alexander's performance. Ardrey Kell had no answer to Alexander as he rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Myers Park is 2-1 when Alexander posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the season, Alexander has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.55
De'angelo Hall Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is De'Angelo Hall of Olympic. Hall picked up 56 receiving yards, and also punched in a rushing score. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made a tackle.
For the season, Hall has averaged 53.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 4.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 17.40
Other Notable Players
- Alex Wiley Iv: 77 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.08)
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