1A Region 4 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!
Gordonsville Gets a Boost from Williams in 46-8 Win
Starting off the list is Gordonsville's Jemario Williams, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Williams rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Gordonsville and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Williams and Gordonsville will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bledsoe County at 8:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 42.35
Turner Bucher Delivers Best Performance of Season
Gordonsville was led to victory by Turner Bucher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bucher rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Bucher has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 23.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.90
Cotton Made His Presence Known in Jo Byrns' 48-13 Defeat
Jo Byrns was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Amari Cotton did his best to prevent it. Cotton was dynamite, picking up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jo Byrns has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. Cotton and Jo Byrns will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Houston County at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 21.75
A Constellation of Stars for Gordonsville
Another Gordonsville player making an appearance on this list is Dalton Hancock. He picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Red Boiling Springs had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hancock it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Hancock saw the Bulldogs), he picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 15.67
Luke Miller Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Jo Byrns had to settle for second even though Luke Miller put up the best numbers he has all season. Miller threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Jo Byrns' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-5 otherwise.
This season, Miller has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 93.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.00
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