2A Region 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!
Zay Pittman Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Calhoun City's Zay Pittman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pittman rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Calhoun City's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Pittman and Calhoun City will take on Water Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.47
Zae Bradford's Big Game Leads Water Valley over Palmer
Zae Bradford was a major factor in Water Valley's win over Palmer on Friday. Bradford was dynamite, rushing for 215 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
This season, Bradford has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 152.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.90
Donalvin Wilson Makes It Two for Water Valley
Keeping Bradford company is Donalvin Wilson, a fellow Water Valley player. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (7.0 for loss).
For the season, Wilson has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 11 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.10
Calhoun City Gets a Boost from Pittman in 45-9 Victory
The second Calhoun City player making an appearance here is Harland Pittman, and for good reason. He threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Pittman has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 92 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 28.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.93
A Constellation of Stars for Calhoun City
Another Calhoun City player making an appearance on this list is Demarious Pittman. He rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
For the year, Pittman has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 72.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 14.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.83
Other Notable Players
- Tre Adams: 42 yards passing; 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
