3A District 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!
Big Game from Sansone As Hernando Won 28-13
Starting off the list is Hernando's Gabriel Sansone, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Sansone rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
For the year, Sansone has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 64.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.62
Leelen Wright Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Weeki Wachee got the W thanks in part to Leelen Wright playing the best football he has all season. Wright rushed for 80 yards and four touchdowns.
On the season, Wright has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 101.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.20
A Season-Best Performance from Michael Saltsman Leads Hernando over Pasco
Michael Saltsman produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hernando to the win on Friday. Saltsman rushed for 32 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 118 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes.
On the year, Saltsman has averaged 82.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 29.27
Hanshaw Made His Presence Known in Weeki Wachee's 48-12 Win
Another Weeki Wachee player making an appearance on this list is Richard Hanshaw. He rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
For the season, Hanshaw has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 135 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 27.90
Sam Jackson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Hernando was led to victory by Sam Jackson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jackson picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). The performance also marked the most rushing yards (three) he has had since back in October of 2023.
If history really does repeat itself, Jackson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Citrus on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Jackson saw the Hurricanes), he made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 26.98
Other Notable Players
- Keaundre Gavin: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Carlon Arnold: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Michael Brown: 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
