5A-1 Region II District 5 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!
Grayson Myer Turns in Season-Best Performance
Wakeland was led to victory by Grayson Myer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Myer picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Wakeland is 3-1 when Myer posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Myer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 62.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Tatum Bell Jr Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Tatum Bell Jr posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Heritage over Wakeland on Friday. Bell Jr picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (101.7) per game. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
On the year, Bell Jr has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.35
Ferner Came Up Big in Reedy's 38-13 Victory
Jake Ferner's big game helped extend Reedy's winning streak to four on Thursday. McKinney North had no answer to Ferner as he threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 32 yards.
For the season, Ferner has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 231.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.67
Schmid Made His Presence Known in Centennial's 24-20 Defeat
Centennial had to settle for second on Thursday, but Adam Schmid sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Schmid was still balling out as he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Schmid and Centennial will take on Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.97
Jackson Graham Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Jackson Graham continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He is becoming a predictor of Centennial's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
For the year, Graham has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Hand: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Bingham Buckley: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jackson Ford: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Taidan Waltz: 11 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Fope Tedimola: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
