5A-2 Region II District 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!
Jack Merryman Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Montgomery's Jack Merryman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Merryman threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Montgomery pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Merryman and Montgomery will square off against West Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.37
Damion Taylor Turns in Season-Best Effort
Damion Taylor produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery to the win on Friday. Taylor rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Taylor has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.67
Brayden Hinton Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Splendora had to settle for second even though Brayden Hinton put up the best numbers he has all season. Hinton threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards.
Splendora is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Hinton and Splendora will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Huntsville at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.
Gamescore: 29.23
A Season-Best Performance from Alex Goode Leads Montgomery over Splendora
Alex Goode produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery to the win on Friday. Goode picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the season, Goode has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
Tj Burch Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another Splendora player making an appearance on this list is Tj Burch. He picked up 187 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.6). He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards.
This season, Burch has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
Other Notable Players
- Dq Swapsy: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.65)
- Keldrid Ben: 51 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.35)
- Eli Morcos: 173 yards passing; 42 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
