AAA Region 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!
John Wilson Turns in Season-Best Performance
Douglass was led to victory by John Wilson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilson rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fourth in a row for Douglass, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Wilson and Douglass will take on North Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.47
Watkins Made His Presence Known in Douglass' 39-13 Victory
Antoine Watkins put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 138 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
On the season, Watkins has averaged 82.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.28
A Season-Best Effort from Ja?Narious Barner Leads Douglass over Luella
On Friday, Douglass got the W thanks in part to Ja?Narious Barner playing the best football he has all season. Barner rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
This season, Barner has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 20.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.20
Luella had to settle for second on Friday, but Antione Reese sure wasn't going down easily. Reese was unstoppable, forcing two fumbles and making four total tackles. Luella is 2-1 when Reese posts four or more total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Luella now has a losing record at 3-4. Reese and Luella will host Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 8.00
Trevagne Mccluskey Makes It Two for Luella
Keeping Reese company is Trevagne Mccluskey, a fellow Luella player. He made seven total tackles and defended three passes.
For the year, Mccluskey has averaged 2.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 4.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
