AAAA Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jayden Barr Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Eastside's Jayden Barr, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Barr made six total tackles and defended a pass. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass.
Eastside moved to 7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. Barr and Eastside will face off against East Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.58
Walnut Grove Gets a Boost from Howard in 34-15 Loss
Emadd Howard continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his eighth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 126 rushing yards. He rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Howard has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 194.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had nine rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.00
A Season-Best Effort from Brock Szakacs Leads East Forsyth over Walnut Grove
East Forsyth was led to victory by Brock Szakacs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Szakacs threw for 110 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was East Forsyth's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Szakacs and East Forsyth will head out on the road to take on Eastside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.33
Myles Mims Makes It Two for Eastside
Another Eastside player making an appearance on this list is Myles Mims. He rushed for 110 yards on only nine carries.
This year, Mims has averaged 80 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.40
Bailey Benson Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Sadly, Bailey Benson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Eastside over North Oconee on Friday. Benson wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles. The game was his third straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Benson has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 18.00
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