3A-1 Region II District 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaxsen Ludlow Turns in Season-Best Performance
White Oak was led to victory by Jaxsen Ludlow, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ludlow rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Ludlow has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 206.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 85.29 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 66.27
A Season-Best Effort from Trip Baysinger Leads Liberty-Eylau over Atlanta
Trip Baysinger produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Liberty-Eylau to the win on Friday. Baysinger rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns.
The win was the fourth in a row for Liberty-Eylau, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Baysinger and Liberty-Eylau will face off against White Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.87
Hudson Mcnatt Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Hudson Mcnatt posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Sabine over White Oak on Friday. Mcnatt rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
Mcnatt and Sabine will head out on the road to square off against Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mcnatt will face off against Chris Love, the Bulldogs' star pass catcher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 43.28
Dequane Prevo Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Dequane Prevo posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
On the season, Prevo has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 111.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.62
Levi Sipes Makes It Two for White Oak
Another White Oak player making an appearance on this list is Levi Sipes. He made four total tackles.
Gamescore: 33.48
Other Notable Players
- Markeylin Batton: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.50)
- Cameron Venable: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Braydon Bratcher: 123 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.97)
- Michael Morgan: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Mason Budro: 14 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
