A Region 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!
Karmello Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
Karmello Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cross to the win on Friday. Jones rushed for 289 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Cross, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Jones and Cross will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bethune-Bowman at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 101.30
Jaedon Bell Puts an End to Bethune-Bowman's Losing Streak on Friday
Jaedon Bell helped snap Bethune-Bowman's 13-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Bell on Friday as he threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Bethune-Bowman's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Bell and Bethune-Bowman will face off against Scott's Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.77
Grant Made His Presence Known in Baptist Hill's 37-20 Defeat
While Baptist Hill might've come up empty on Friday, Romaine Grant wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Grant was still balling out as he rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 49 receiving yards.
Grant might have his next game, a home matchup with St. John's, circled on his calendar. When Grant last faced the Islanders back in October of 2023, he picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 31.43
Jailyn Broughton Makes It Two for Cross
The second Cross player making an appearance here is Jailyn Broughton, and for good reason. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
On the year, Broughton has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.75
Preston Fuller Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Cross got the W thanks in part to Preston Fuller playing the best football he has all season. Fuller picked up a sack, made five total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
On the year, Fuller has averaged 3.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging eight receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 24.63 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 24.58
Other Notable Players
- Kevin Smalls,Jr: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jamarie Haynes: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Ki'Lyn Gordon: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Devyn Jenkins: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Maurice Dawson: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
