AAAA Region 3 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!
Mason Pickett-Hicks Crosses Big Stat Threshold
South Pointe was led to victory by Mason Pickett-Hicks, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pickett-Hicks rushed for 121 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.8) per game.
For the year, Pickett-Hicks has averaged 27 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.67
Seth Tillman Turns in Season-Best Performance
South Pointe was led to victory by Seth Tillman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tillman picked up four sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This year, Tillman has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 44.25
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Hugh Manning
Hugh Manning continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He forced three fumbles and made 16 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
A.C. Flora is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Manning and A.C. Flora will host Richland Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.50
Things weren't looking good for Dreher heading into Friday's tilt with Richland Northeast(they were ranked 66 places lower in South Carolina), but Willie Smith wasn't phased. Richland Northeast had no answer to Smith on Friday as he made 11 total tackles. Smith also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Dreher is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory got Dreher back to even at 3-3. Smith and Dreher are taking a road trip to square off against Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.55
A Season-Best Effort from Brandon Mack Leads A.C. Flora over Lancaster
A.C. Flora was led to victory by Brandon Mack, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mack rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
For the year, Mack has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 93.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.17
Other Notable Players
- Cam McMillon: 329 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.33)
- Jordan Davis: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Aakil Brown: 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Kj Burg: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Joshua Mcclure: 1 sack, 3 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
