4A-1 Region II District 5 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!
Jed Ross Goes Supernova in Decatur Win
Starting off the list is Decatur's Jed Ross, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ross threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Ross and Decatur will head out to take on Western Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ross will face off against Kyu Wilson, the Cougars' star QB. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 29.10
A Season-Best Effort from Ryan Kirk Leads Springtown over Eastern Hills
Springtown was led to victory by Ryan Kirk, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kirk rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
The win was the sixth in a row for Springtown, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Kirk and Springtown will challenge Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.98
Springtown Gets a Boost from Hill in 35-0 Win
Kaine Hill was instrumental in extending Springtown's winning streak to six on Friday. Eastern Hills had no answer to Hill as he threw for 207 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Hill has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 171.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Landon Downes Turns in Season-Best Performance
Landon Downes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Springtown to the win on Friday. Downes picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Downes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.75
Jake Milligan Makes It Two for Decatur
Another Decatur player making an appearance on this list is Jake Milligan. He rushed for 106 yards.
Milligan and Decatur will head out to square off against Western Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Milligan will face off against Elijah Jones, the Cougars' star RB. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Braydon Butler: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
- Jamari Fletcher: 98 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
