AAA 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jakevious Jennings Leads Union County over Crescent
Union County came up short on Friday despite Jakevious Jennings delivering his best game to date. Jennings rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Jennings has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 58.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.98
Gibson Made His Presence Known in Woodruff's 28-21 Victory
Aiden Gibson's big game helped extend Woodruff's winning streak to four on Friday. Gibson was dynamite, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Woodruff pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Gibson and Woodruff will challenge Powdersville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.60
Hunter West Makes It Two for Woodruff
Keeping Gibson company is Hunter West, a fellow Woodruff player. He made eight total tackles and defended a pass. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending a pass.
On the season, West has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 18.1 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 45.8 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 24.67
Mountain View Prep Wins Tenth-Straight Thanks to Jaylen Mcgill
Jaylen McGill's big game helped extend Mountain View Prep's winning streak to ten on Friday. McGill turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
For the year, McGill has run in 19 touchdowns while averaging 138.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Rodgers Came Up Big in Woodruff's 28-21 Win
Another Woodruff player making an appearance on this list is Tre Rodgers. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles. He has been hot , having posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
On the year, Rodgers has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 19.75
Other Notable Players
- Bryce Owens: 31 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.00)
- TJ Morris: 176 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
