A D1 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!
Duke Johnson's Big Game Leads Dodge County over Jefferson County
Duke Johnson's big game helped extend Dodge County's winning streak to eight on Friday. Johnson did his part (and then some), rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Dodge County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Johnson and Dodge County will face off against Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.73
Bostic Made His Presence Known in Dublin's 48-17 Victory
Xavier Bostic's big game helped extend Dublin's winning streak to eight on Friday. Bleckley County had no answer to Bostic as he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Bostic got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards.
Dublin's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Bostic and Dublin will square off against Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.40
Willie Batts Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Dublin was led to victory by Willie Batts, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Batts rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.5) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the season, Batts has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 18 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 57.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.72
Ace Hatcher Delivers Best Performance of Season
Academy for Classical Education was led to victory by Ace Hatcher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hatcher rushed for 84 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 119 yards while completing 85.7% of his passes.
This year, Hatcher has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 133 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.88
Dodge County Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Raphael Howard
Raphael Howard's big game helped extend Dodge County's winning streak to eight on Friday. Howard was unstoppable, punching in a rushing score.
On the season, Howard has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.20
Other Notable Players
- Nick Woodford: 64 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 28.48)
- Amari White: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Azontae Walker: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.88)
- Saquan Walker: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Tayvon Shivers: 7 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
