AAAAAA Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Xavier Butler Goes Supernova in South Gwinnett Win
Starting off the list is South Gwinnett's Xavier Butler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Butler rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
South Gwinnett pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Butler and South Gwinnett will challenge Grayson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
Jordan Do Delivers Best Effort of Season
Archer came up short on Saturday despite Jordan Do delivering his best game to date. Do rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns.
Archer dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Do and Archer will challenge Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.27
Eric Ramey Iii Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
South Gwinnett was led to victory by Eric Ramey Iii, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Ramey Iii rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Ramey Iii has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 106.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 18.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Newton Gets a Boost from Johnson in 46-6 Victory
Zion Johnson continued his hot streak on Saturday by dropping his eighth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 105 rushing yards. He rushed for 194 yards on only five carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The victory got Newton back to even at 3-3. Johnson and Newton will venture away from home to take on Rockdale County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.80
Jakobi Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
Rockdale County was led to victory by Jakobi Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jones picked up two sacks, forced two fumbles, and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
With the win, Rockdale County broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-3. Jones and Rockdale County will take on Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Cook: 50 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.77)
- Deron Benson: 229 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.17)
- Deontae Burtts: 103 yards passing; 93 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Legend Williams: 90 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.58)
- Jalen Shivers: 1 sack, 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
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