6A Region 2 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Devin Brown Leads Russell County over Stanhope Elmore
Russell County was led to victory by Devin Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
The win (which was Russell County's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Brown and Russell County will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Pike Road at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 56.20
Bryson Mcgrew Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Percy Julian got the W thanks in part to Bryson Mcgrew playing the best football he has all season. Mcgrew threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 59 yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
The win got Percy Julian back to even at 3-3. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Wetumpka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.47
Jordan Holmes Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jordan Holmes posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made six total tackles.
Pike Road is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Holmes and Pike Road will venture away from home to square off against Stanhope Elmore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.80
Mcqueen Made His Presence Known in Stanhope Elmore's 42-28 Loss
Arthur Mcqueen continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 142 rushing yards. He rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
This season, Mcqueen has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 204.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.10
Damarrian Barnes Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Damarrian Barnes posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Stanhope Elmore over Russell County on Friday. Barnes rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Barnes has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 53.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.40
Other Notable Players
- Mike Jones: 71 yards rushing, 4 TDs (Gamescore: 33.88)
- Joshua Whiting: 1.5 sacks and 8 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Johnny Darby: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.22)
- Antwan Barmes: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Bryson Riggins: 149 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
