3A Region 2 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!
Jaden Martin Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Atkins's Jaden Martin, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martin rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.7). He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Martin and Atkins will challenge Melbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Red Devils had to take a loss when they last met the Bearkatz, but Martin had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 63.62
Jordon Moore-Payne Turns in Season-Best Performance
Quitman was led to victory by Jordon Moore-Payne, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moore-Payne wasn't messing around, throwing for 305 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The match was his fourth straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The win got Quitman back to even at 3-3. Moore-Payne and Quitman will take on Mayflower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.13
Bryson Thacker Makes It Two for Quitman
Keeping Moore-Payne company is Bryson Thacker, a fellow Quitman player. He picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the year, Thacker has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 59.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.80
Braiden Riley Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Quitman got the W thanks in part to Braiden Riley playing the best football he has all season. Riley picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (6.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game. He is becoming a predictor of Quitman's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Riley has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.50
Cole Crawford Makes It Two for Atkins
The second Atkins player making an appearance here is Cole Crawford, and for good reason. He threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards.
This season, Crawford has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 155.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 40.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.57
Other Notable Players
- Mason Martin: 76 yards rushing; 59 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
