2A-I District 3 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!
Bradley Breland Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Kiefer was led to victory by Bradley Breland, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Breland rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (119.2) per game. Those 278 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the season, Breland has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 119.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 49 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 70.75
Carson Payne Turns in Season-Best Performance
Heavener was led to victory by Carson Payne, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Payne's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.
This season, Payne has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 134.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.90
A Season-Best Effort from Zaid Rodriguez Leads Heavener over Roland
Heavener was led to victory by Zaid Rodriguez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rodriguez threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Rodriguez has thrown 4 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 78.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.82
While Dalton Crossno delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Roland. Despite the defeat, Crossno was still balling out as he rushed for 64 yards on only five carries.
On the year, Crossno has averaged 47 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Hugo Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Quincy Shelton
Hugo picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Quincy Shelton. Nobody could stop Shelton as he picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Hugo's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Shelton and Hugo will head out on the road to square off against Kiefer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.67
Other Notable Players
- Ezra Powis: 106 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Billy Mcelhaney: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.28)
- Kevin Thornburg: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.57)
- Gavin Lynch: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
