4A-1 Region II District 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!
Jed Ross Goes Supernova in Decatur Win
Starting off the list is Decatur's Jed Ross, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ross threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
The win (which was Decatur's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Ross and Decatur will square off against Western Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 29.10
A Season-Best Performance from Ryan Kirk Leads Springtown over Eastern Hills
Springtown was led to victory by Ryan Kirk, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kirk rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
The win was the sixth in a row for Springtown, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Kirk and Springtown will take on Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.98
Springtown Gets a Boost from Hill in 35-0 Win
Springtown picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kaine Hill. Hill was unstoppable, throwing for 207 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Hill has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 171.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Landon Downes Delivers Best Performance of Season
Landon Downes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Springtown to the win on Friday. Downes picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Downes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.75
Jake Milligan Makes It Two for Decatur
The second Decatur player making an appearance here is Jake Milligan, and for good reason. He rushed for 106 yards.
For the season, Milligan has averaged 68.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Braydon Butler: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
- Jamari Fletcher: 98 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
