3A Region 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!
Tonio Phillips Turns in Season-Best Effort
Tonio Phillips produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Newport to the win on Friday. Phillips rushed for 263 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 43 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Phillips has averaged 42.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 84.35
A Season-Best Effort from Enrique Perez Leads Walnut Ridge over Newport
Walnut Ridge came up short on Friday despite Enrique Perez delivering his best game to date. Perez rushed for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
Walnut Ridge dropped their record down to 5-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Perez and Walnut Ridge will take on Harrisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.40
Harrisburg Gets a Boost from Thompson in 33-14 Loss
Harrisburg was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jayvin Thompson did his best to prevent it. Thompson was unstoppable, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Harrisburg is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Thompson and Harrisburg will challenge Walnut Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.68
River Davis Makes It Two for Walnut Ridge
Another Walnut Ridge player making an appearance on this list is River Davis. He made 18 total tackles and snagged an interception.
This season, Davis has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.50
Tyler Ridley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Newport was led to victory by Tyler Ridley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ridley forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
On the season, Ridley has averaged 6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Antonio Ross: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Jataelyn Crite: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Cavonta Washington: 110 yards passing; 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.83)
- Luke Sampson: 0.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
