AAAAA Region 7 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!
Tojuan Peyton Jr. Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Lanier got the W thanks in part to Tojuan Peyton Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Peyton Jr. rushed for 283 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
This year, Peyton Jr. has averaged 22.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 72.28
Trey Smith Goes Supernova in Roswell Win
Trey Smith was instrumental in extending Roswell's winning streak to four on Friday. Chattahoochee had no answer to Smith as he threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Roswell pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Smith will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Lanier on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.87
Milton Wins 18th-Straight Thanks to TJ Lester
TJ Lester was instrumental in extending Milton's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Lester made a major impact, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.6). He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Milton's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Lester and Milton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Johns Creek at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 33.00
Nickel Came Up Big in Milton's 42-24 Victory
Luke Nickel was instrumental in extending Milton's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Gainesville had no answer to Nickel as he threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards. That's the most rushing yards Nickel has posted since back in December of 2023.
For the year, Nickel has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 230.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.27
Nick Peal Makes It Two for Roswell
The second Roswell player making an appearance here is Nick Peal, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Peal might just drop another big game when he faces off against Lanier on Friday. Peal made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended two passes the last time he and the Longhorns duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.63
Other Notable Players
- Dj Avery: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.67)
- Ethan Barbour: 140 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.42)
- Hayden Tumminia: 0.5 sacks, 11 total tackles (1.5 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Brody Duffy: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Tristen Payne: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
