AAAA 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Mason Pickett-Hicks Leads South Pointe over York
South Pointe was led to victory by Mason Pickett-Hicks, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pickett-Hicks rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was South Pointe's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Pickett-Hicks and South Pointe will square off against Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.00
Azel Banag Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
A.C. Flora was led to victory by Azel Banag, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Banag wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles, making 11 total tackles, and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
A.C. Flora pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Banag and A.C. Flora will square off against Dreher at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.20
Jaquawn Neely Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, South Pointe got the W thanks in part to Jaquawn Neely playing the best football he has all season. Neely picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles.
This year, Neely has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 36.00
Seth Tillman Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another South Pointe player making an appearance on this list is Seth Tillman. He picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
This year, Tillman has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
Kendall Byrd Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, A.C. Flora got the W thanks in part to Kendall Byrd playing the best football he has all season. Byrd picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Richland Northeast had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Byrd it was a similar story. When Byrd last faced the Cavaliers back in October of 2023, he picked up 188 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 15 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.38
Other Notable Players
- Palmer Flake: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.75)
- Miles Wilson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.75)
- Tacarean Douglas: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Roper Wentzky: 271 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.47)
- Brysen Ginn: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
