4A District 3 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Roman Tucker Leads Cushing over Oologah
Cushing was led to victory by Roman Tucker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tucker threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles.
Cushing pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Tucker and Cushing will square off against Wagoner on Thursday.
Gamescore: 56.22
Sam Lillard Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Miami got the W thanks in part to Sam Lillard playing the best football he has all season. Lillard threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
On the season, Lillard has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 129.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 43.73
Ezra Gates Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Grove got the W thanks in part to Ezra Gates playing the best football he has all season. Gates rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
The win for Grove keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Gates and Grove will be playing in front of their home fans against Miami at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 30.60
Big Game from Johnson As Catoosa Fell 59-7
Devin Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made 17 total tackles.
On the season, Johnson has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.90
Other Notable Players
- Judd Rudd: 133 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Khyler Walker: 35 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 22.47)
- Jacob Gain: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.35)
- Gavin Wyatt: 122 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.53)
- Trent Lawson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
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