A D1 Region 7 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Carter Triplett Leads Christian Heritage over Chattooga
Christian Heritage was led to victory by Carter Triplett, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Triplett rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Triplett and Christian Heritage will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Fannin County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Triplett will face off against Lawson Sullivan, the Rebels' star quarterback. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 56.50
Gordon Lee Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Layne Vaughn
Gordon Lee picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Layne Vaughn. Vaughn was dynamite, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns.
Gordon Lee pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Vaughn and Gordon Lee will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Coosa at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 40.45
Zayden Cook Goes Supernova in Chattooga Defeat
Zayden Cook's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his ninth-straight game with 158+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards.
Chattooga's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Cook and Chattooga will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dade County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 39.60
Dustin Day Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Gordon Lee got the W thanks in part to Dustin Day playing the best football he has all season. Day threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
This year, Day has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 127.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.90
Peyton Groce Makes It Three for Gordon Lee
Another Gordon Lee player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Groce. He made five total tackles.incredibly, Groce got all that yardage with just one huge grab
On the season, Groce has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.43 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.73
Other Notable Players
- Thailan Christopher: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.68)
- Cooper Middleton: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
