3A Region 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!
Cavonta Washington's Big Game Leads Rivercrest over Newport
Starting off the list is Rivercrest's Cavonta Washington, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Washington rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
The victory for Rivercrest keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Colts dukes it out withHoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.23
Bell Came Up Big in Osceola's 26-14 Victory
Tyler Bell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
The win (which was Osceola's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. Bell and Osceola will be playing in front of their home fans against Newport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.37
Harrisburg's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Jayvin Thompson
Harrisburg's 14-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Jayvin Thompson. Thompson produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
Harrisburg's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Thompson and Harrisburg will look to defend their home field on Friday against Manila at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 54.47
Kiandrea Barker Turns in Another Game with at Least 111 Rushing Yards
Kiandrea Barker continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. He rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry.
Newport's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. Barker and Newport will challenge Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.48
Jeremiah Jacobs Makes It Two for Osceola
Another Osceola player making an appearance on this list is Jeremiah Jacobs. He rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Jacobs has averaged 37.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.65
Other Notable Players
- Andrew England: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Demarius Hackett: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Luke Reynolds: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Enrique Perez: 131 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Jayden Young: 32 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
