2A Region 8 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!
Jamiyon Gray Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Mize's Jamiyon Gray, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Gray picked up 0.5 sacks, made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (169) he has had since back in August of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Gray is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Heidelberg on Friday. Gray made six total tackles the last time he and the Oilers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 56.90
Destin Mccray and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Destin Mccray was instrumental in extending Heidelberg's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Mccray as he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
North Forrest had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Mccray it was a similar story. When Mccray last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles.
Gamescore: 26.28
Ti?Jarian Barnes Delivers Electric Performance Vs Mize
While Collins might've come up empty on Friday, Ti?Jarian Barnes wasn't going down without a fight. Barnes turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Collins now has a losing record at 3-4. Barnes and Collins will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Richton at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 26.07
Big Game from Craft As Heidelberg Won 58-0
Another Heidelberg player making an appearance on this list is Chase Craft. He threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing.
North Forrest's probably not too fond of Craft given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Craft saw the Eagles), he rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.03
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Devin Tribble
Devin Tribble continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 22nd-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Tribble has averaged 10.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.75
Other Notable Players
- Ludrick Cameron: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.20)
- Brad Garner: 25 yards passing; 72 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.32)
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