A D2 Region 2 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!
Cedric Hillmon Delivers Best Effort of Season
Turner County came up short on Friday despite Cedric Hillmon delivering his best game to date. Hillmon threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Turner County is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Hillmon and Turner County will square off against Lanier County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.23
Irwin County Gets a Boost from Marshall in 42-30 Victory
Irwin County picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Shane Marshall. Marshall turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Turner County, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Marshall. When Marshall last faced the Titans back in September of 2023, he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 37.60
Irwin County Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Jason Jackson
Irwin County picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jason Jackson. Jackson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
On the season, Jackson has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 77.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 45.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.20
Curtis Grant Makes It Two for Turner County
Another Turner County player making an appearance on this list is Curtis Grant. He picked up ten receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards.
This season, Grant has averaged 65.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.28
A Constellation of Stars for Turner County
Another Turner County player making an appearance on this list is Octavius Terry. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Terry has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 53.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 11.17
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
