A D2 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!
Jontarrius Calhoun Delivers Best Performance of Season
Claxton was led to victory by Jontarrius Calhoun, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Calhoun rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 100 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Claxton moved to 1-7 with that win, which also ended their 11-game losing streak. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withPortal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.88
Mcintosh County Academy Gets a Boost from West in 36-14 Win
Nehemiah West posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run.
McIntosh County Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. West's next matchup is against Metter on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 38.77
Claxton's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Dereon Brewton
Dereon Brewton helped snap Claxton's 11-game losing streak dating back to last season. Brewton produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the year, Brewton has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 35.15
Derrick Irons Makes It Two for Mcintosh County Academy
Another McIntosh County Academy player making an appearance on this list is Derrick Irons. He picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Irons has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.75
Anddreas Mckinny Dazzles in Bryan County Loss
Anddreas Mckinny's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 105+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made a tackle.
This season, Mckinny has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 147 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.10
Other Notable Players
- Frank Frazier: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Harold Washington: 87 yards rushing; 30 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.02)
- Greg Peacock: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
