5A District 6 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!
Wilson Made His Presence Known in Hammond's 41-19 Defeat
Starting off the list is Hammond's Melvin Wilson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wilson picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles (6.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Hammond dropped their record down to 4-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Wilson and Hammond will be playing at home against Covington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.50
Nate Sheppard Delivers Electric Performance Vs Hammond
Nate Sheppard's big game helped extend Mandeville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hammond had no answer to Sheppard as he rushed for 164 yards on only 15 carries. Sheppard's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Mandeville's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Sheppard and Mandeville will square off against Ponchatoula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.93
Kenyatta Fleet Makes It Two for Hammond
The second Hammond player making an appearance here is Kenyatta Fleet, and for good reason. He made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Fleet has averaged 5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 27.97
Mandeville Gets a Boost from Hendricks in 41-19 Victory
Ben Hendricks's big game helped extend Mandeville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Hendricks as he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Hendricks has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 77.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Terin Jones: 130 yards passing; 64 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.67)
- Elontae Beauchamp: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
