5A Region 6 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!
Big Game from Nelson As Leeds Won 49-24
Starting off the list is Leeds's Conner Nelson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nelson rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Leeds' win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Nelson and Leeds will face off against Pelham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.52
Kevin James Delivers Best Effort of Season
Moody was led to victory by Kevin James, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. James rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Moody's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. James and Moody will welcome Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Keywone Posey Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Keywone Posey posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Center Point over Leeds on Friday. Posey rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards.
Center Point is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Posey and Center Point will challenge Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.25
Landyn Smith Dazzles in St. Clair County Win
Landyn Smith continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns.
The victory got St. Clair County back to even at 4-4. Smith and St. Clair County are taking a road trip to square off against Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.90
Meadows Came Up Big in Moody's 56-13 Win
Le'Kamren Meadows was instrumental in extending Moody's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Meadows as he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Meadows has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.48
Other Notable Players
- Charlie Johnston: 150 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Bailey Abercombie: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Bravis Cave Jr: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.80)
- Jaquoryae Busby: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.92)
- Zj Dale: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
