5A District 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 Demhir Jackson Leads Fleming Island over Parker
Fleming Island was led to victory by Demhir Jackson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jackson rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, 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 134 or more in the last three games he's played.
For the year, Jackson has averaged 20.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 57.08
Ponte Vedra Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Brian Case
Ponte Vedra picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brian Case. Case's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
For the year, Case has averaged 13.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.07
Jordan Came Up Big in Beachside's 44-18 Victory
Eddie Jordan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Beachside pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Jordan's next match is against Orange Park on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 41.40
Trace Burney Delivers Best Performance of Season
Fleming Island was led to victory by Trace Burney, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Burney's receiving production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 receiving yards.
This season, Burney has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 110.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.05
Cibastian Broughton Dazzles in Fleming Island Win
Another Fleming Island player making an appearance on this list is Cibastian Broughton. He threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards.
This year, Broughton has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 196.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 63 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.80
Other Notable Players
- Quinton Moore: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.30)
- Carson Stewart: 234 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.70)
- Robbie Grieco: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Drew Price: 142 yards passing; 73 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.17)
- Martin Geary: 8 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
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