AAA Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Arkeyveon Hood Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.60
A Season-Best Performance from Caden Lavinka Leads Mary Persons over Lagrange
Sadly, Caden Lavinka posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mary Persons over LaGrange on Thursday. Lavinka picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 80 yards.
On the year, Lavinka has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.45
JT Austin Delivers Best Effort of Season
JT Austin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sandy Creek to the win on Friday. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The win for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin and Sandy Creek will face off against Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Corey Hadley Jr Turns in Season-Best Effort
Corey Hadley Jr produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sandy Creek to the win on Friday. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 81 yards.
For the season, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Render-Fannin Posts Huge Game in 41-28 Win
Malachi Render-Fannin's big game helped extend LaGrange's winning streak to five on Thursday. Nobody could stop Render-Fannin as he rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
LaGrange's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Render-Fannin and LaGrange will take on Troup County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Mac Nelson: 343 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- Javarris Warner: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Skylen Straughn: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Josiah Knight: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Dashun Gilbert: 123 yards passing; 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
