AAA 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!
Caleb Hill Delivers Electric Effort Vs Adairsville
Starting off the list is Sandy Creek's Caleb Hill, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hill threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Hill and Sandy Creek will take on LaGrange at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Grangers, probably because Hill had a solid game then too: he rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 127 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 44.80
Render-Fannin Posts Huge Game in 48-6 Win
Malachi Render-Fannin's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 109+ rushing yards. He rushed for 201 yards while picking up 11.8 yards per carry.
Render-Fannin and LaGrange are on the road again on Friday to play Sandy Creek at 7:00 p.m. The Grangers had to take a loss when they last met the Patriots, but Render-Fannin had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 85 yards. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 33.40
Upson-Lee Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Akeondre Chaney
Akeondre Chaney was instrumental in extending Upson-Lee's winning streak to six on Friday. Chaney was dynamite, making four total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards.
Upson-Lee pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They and North Hall are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.45
Amari Latimer Goes Supernova in Sandy Creek Victory
The second Sandy Creek player making an appearance here is Amari Latimer, and for good reason. He picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Latimer might just drop another big game when he faces off against LaGrange on Friday. Back in August (the last time Latimer saw the Grangers), he rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 49 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 31.83
Wells Came Up Big in Upson-Lee's 35-23 Win
Nicholas Wells's big game helped extend Upson-Lee's winning streak to six on Friday. Long County had no answer to Wells as he threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the season, Wells has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 107.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.27
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Character: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.30)
- Emarion Harp: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Nytraevion Jones: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.97)
- Zalen Green: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
