4A 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!
Donovan Higgins Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Pearl-Cohn got the W thanks in part to Donovan Higgins playing the best football he has all season. Higgins picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory (which was Pearl-Cohn's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Higgins and Pearl-Cohn will challenge White House at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.17
Lj Funk Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Pearl-Cohn got the W thanks in part to Lj Funk playing the best football he has all season. Funk threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Funk has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 131.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Ellis Came Up Big in Station Camp's 14-7 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Ocoee Ellis stepped things up a notch to give Station Camp the 'W'. Ellis was unstoppable, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Station Camp is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. Ellis and Station Camp will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Whites Creek on October 31st.
Gamescore: 26.40
Kelton Crisp Makes It Two for Station Camp
Another Station Camp player making an appearance on this list is Kelton Crisp. He made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Crisp is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
On the season, Crisp has averaged 8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.00
Pearl-Cohn Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson was instrumental in extending Pearl-Cohn's winning streak to six on Friday. Greenbrier had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 18.60
Other Notable Players
- Willis Bell: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
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