AAA Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Arkeyveon Hood Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.60
A Season-Best Effort from Caden Lavinka Leads Mary Persons over Lagrange
Sadly, Caden Lavinka posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mary Persons over LaGrange on Thursday. Lavinka picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
This year, Lavinka has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.45
JT Austin Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Sandy Creek got the W thanks in part to JT Austin playing the best football he has all season. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The victory for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Whitewater on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Corey Hadley Jr Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Sandy Creek got the W thanks in part to Corey Hadley Jr playing the best football he has all season. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
For the season, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.13
Malachi Render-Fannin Delivers Electric Effort Vs Mary Persons
LaGrange picked up their fifth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Malachi Render-Fannin. Render-Fannin did his part (and then some), rushing for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
LaGrange pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Render-Fannin and LaGrange will square off against Troup County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Mac Nelson: 343 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- Javarris Warner: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Skylen Straughn: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Josiah Knight: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Dashun Gilbert: 123 yards passing; 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
