3A District 2 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!
Braiton Applegate Turns in Season-Best Performance
Braiton Applegate produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Perkins-Tryon to the win on Friday. Applegate rushed for 221 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
The victory (which was Perkins-Tryon's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Applegate will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Bristow on Friday.
Gamescore: 96.40
Big Game from Dansby As Bristow Won 42-14
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Darien Dansby stepped things up a notch to give Bristow the 'W'. Dansby turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards.
Bristow has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Dansby and Bristow will host Perkins-Tryon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.22
Promised Johnson Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Promised Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bristow to the win on Friday. Johnson rushed for 150 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Johnson has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 42 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.57
Ethan Anderson Makes It Two for Perkins-Tryon
Another Perkins-Tryon player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Anderson. He picked up eight receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Anderson has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 36.88
Sulphur Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Maddax Mobly
Maddax Mobly's big game helped extend Sulphur's winning streak to seven on Friday. Mobly turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Sulphur's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Mobly and Sulphur will face off against Victory Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.55
Other Notable Players
- Zaylun Matlock: 58 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Boone Hodson: 100 yards rushing; 30 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.97)
- Luke Naylor: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
