5A Region 8 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!
Childers Came Up Big in Boaz's 35-14 Win
Starting off the list is Boaz's Tristan Childers, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Childers rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
Childers must have Sardis's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Childers saw the Lions), he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 28.40
Jakai Hudgins Makes It Three for Boaz
Another Boaz player making an appearance on this list is Jakai Hudgins. He picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 74 yards.
For the year, Hudgins has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 74.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.42
While Douglas might've come up empty on Friday, Kenyon Watkins wasn't going down without a fight. Arab had no answer to Watkins as he rushed for 95 yards.
Douglas has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. Watkins will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Sardis on Friday.
Gamescore: 17.18
Keilan Green Makes It Two for Douglas
Another Douglas player making an appearance on this list is Keilan Green. He rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 48 receiving yards.
This year, Green has averaged 18.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.30
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