AAAAAA Region 5 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!
Zach Belyeu Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Zach Belyeu's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to seven on Friday. Belyeu showed up in a big way, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (111.5) per game.
North Cobb's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Belyeu will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Cherokee on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.28
Thorner Came Up Big in Walton's 28-21 Victory
Jake Thorner continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack, made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
For the season, Thorner has averaged 10.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 35.50
Kaeden Gilstrap Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cherokee
Kaeden Gilstrap posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Gilstrap has averaged 173.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 45.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.67
A Season-Best Effort from Noah Lavallee Leads Walton over Cherokee
Noah Lavallee produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Walton to the win on Friday. Lavallee wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, making 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass. The matchup was his ninth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Lavallee has averaged 12.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.25
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Farrington: 145 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.18)
- Brandon Hamilton: 85 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.48)
- Kobe L Mcinnis: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Drake Luckie: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Alec Huff: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
