4A Region 5 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!
Donovan Higgins Turns in Season-Best Performance
Donovan Higgins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pearl-Cohn to the win on Friday. Higgins picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win (which was Pearl-Cohn's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Higgins and Pearl-Cohn will take on White House at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.17
A Season-Best Effort from Lj Funk Leads Pearl-Cohn over Greenbrier
Lj Funk produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pearl-Cohn to the win on Friday. Funk threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Funk has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 131.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Station Camp Gets a Boost from Ellis in 14-7 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Ocoee Ellis stepped things up a notch to give Station Camp the 'W'. Ellis was unstoppable, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Station Camp is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Ellis and Station Camp will face off against Montgomery Central on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.40
Kelton Crisp Dazzles in Station Camp Victory
Keeping Ellis company is Kelton Crisp, a fellow Station Camp player. He made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Crisp has averaged 8 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.00
Pearl-Cohn Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Evan Johnson
Pearl-Cohn picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Evan Johnson. Johnson was unstoppable, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 18.60
Other Notable Players
- Willis Bell: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
