AAA Region 1 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!
Dominique Ball's Big Game Leads Westover over Dougherty
Starting off the list is Westover's Dominique Ball, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ball rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns. Ball is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 107 every time he's taken the field this season.
Ball and Westover will face off against Cairo at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The contest will pit Ball up against the Syrupmakers' star RB Xiquavian Teal. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 49.20
Jordan Lassiter Turns in Season-Best Performance
Westover was led to victory by Jordan Lassiter, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lassiter wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his fourth straight with nine or more total tackles.
For the year, Lassiter has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 2.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Bryce Olds Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Sadly, Bryce Olds posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Bainbridge over Monroe on Thursday. Olds rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Bainbridge is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9. Olds and Bainbridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Dougherty at 8:00 a.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.80
Ja'veen Breedlove Makes It Two for Bainbridge
Another Bainbridge player making an appearance on this list is Ja'Veen Breedlove. He picked up 142 receiving yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 79 yards.
On the season, Breedlove has averaged 23.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.73
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
