3A-2 Region II District 5 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 Johnny Menefield Leads Brady over Dublin
Johnny Menefield produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Brady to the win on Friday. Menefield rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.3) per game. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win (which was Brady's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Menefield and Brady will venture away from home to take on Eastland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.60
Big Game from Gaiten As Dublin Fell 34-31
Dublin was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Kaden Gaiten did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Gaiten was still balling out as he threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Dublin is on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Gaiten and Dublin are taking a road trip to square off against Tolar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.40
Dj Ferguson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Dublin came up short on Friday despite Dj Ferguson delivering his best game to date. Ferguson picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 62 yards.
For the season, Ferguson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Tolar Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Briton Rice
Briton Rice's big game helped extend Tolar's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Rice as he threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Tolar pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Rice and Tolar will welcome Dublin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.03
Ashton Taylor Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Brady got the W thanks in part to Ashton Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Taylor has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 26.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Peyton Brown: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.48)
- Dacen Watkins: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
