3A-2 Region III District 11 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!
Josh Smith Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Josh Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Arp to the win on Friday. Smith rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.6 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (117.4) per game. His longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards.
Arp has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Winona at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 83.20
Dalton Walker Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Elkhart had to settle for second even though Dalton Walker put up the best numbers he has all season. Walker rushed for 260 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Elkhart dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Walker and Elkhart will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Winona at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 74.58
Dejuan Johnson's Big Game Leads New Diana over Troup
Dejuan Johnson was instrumental in extending New Diana's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Johnson as he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
New Diana's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Johnson and New Diana will take on Buffalo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.53
Buffalo Gets a Boost from Davis in 46-44 Loss
Buffalo was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Cole Davis did his best to prevent it. Davis was dynamite, rushing for 150 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 195 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
Buffalo is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Davis and Buffalo will face off against New Diana at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.00
Davyon Mapps and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Davyon Mapps's big game helped extend New Diana's winning streak to seven on Friday. Mapps' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Mapps has averaged 124.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 73.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.35
Other Notable Players
- Brett Wells: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.67)
- Thomas Mckelvey: 68 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Ayden Hamilton: 9 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Hadley Overby: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Angel Ruiz: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
