Division II-A West 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!
Brayden Waller Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brayden Waller produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Trinity Christian Academy to the win on Friday. Waller rushed for 111 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 59 yards.
Unfortunately for First Assembly Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Waller. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Waller saw the Crusaders), he picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 65.35
Lekhy Thompkins' Big Game Leads Trinity Christian Academy over First Assembly Christian
Lekhy Thompkins put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown.
First Assembly Christian had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Thompkins it was a similar story. When Thompkins last faced the Crusaders back in October of 2023, he rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.15
Lawrence Came Up Big in Jackson Christian's 42-0 Win
Duece Lawrence's big game helped extend Jackson Christian's winning streak to four on Friday. Lake County had no answer to Lawrence as he rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Lawrence might have his next game, a road matchup with Harding Academy, circled on his calendar. When Lawrence last faced the Lions back in October of 2023, he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 31.80
Austin Kelley Makes It Two for Jackson Christian
Keeping Lawrence company is Austin Kelley, a fellow Jackson Christian player. He threw for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Kelley might have his next game, a road matchup with Harding Academy, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kelley saw the Lions), he threw for 218 yards and five touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.87
Hank Miller Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Trinity Christian Academy got the W thanks in part to Hank Miller playing the best football he has all season. Miller wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (3.5 for loss). The match was his eighth straight with nine or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Miller has averaged 12.6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging seven total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Other Notable Players
- Jay'Len Mosley: 54 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
