6A District 16 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Derrick Ferguson Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Southwest's Derrick Ferguson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ferguson rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
Southwest is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. Ferguson and Southwest will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Doral Academy at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.98
Green Made His Presence Known in Doral Academy's 47-28 Victory
Darreon Green was a major factor in Doral Academy's victory over Spanish River on Friday. Green did his part (and then some), rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry for the 'W'. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards.
Doral Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. Green will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Southwest on Thursday.
Gamescore: 38.18
Joel Miller Makes It Two for Doral Academy
Keeping Green company is Joel Miller, a fellow Doral Academy player. He rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Miller has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 39.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
A Season-Best Effort from Nicholas Garcia Leads Doral Academy over Spanish River
Nicholas Garcia produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Doral Academy to the win on Friday. Garcia rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
On the season, Garcia has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.60
Williams Came Up Big in Southridge's 27-14 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is William Williams of Southridge. Williams rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Southridge moved to 7-2 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. Williams and Southridge will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on South Dade at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 18.60
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