GIAA AAAA/AAA District 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!
John Robert Walker Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Tiftarea Academy's John Robert Walker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Walker wasn't messing around on Friday, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 172 yards and two touchdowns. The game was his eighth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The win was the fourth in a row for Tiftarea Academy, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Walker and Tiftarea Academy will square off against Valwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.57
Terrell Academy was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Bryson Peachey did his best to prevent it. Tiftarea Academy had no answer to Peachey as he rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
On the year, Peachey has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.90
A Season-Best Performance from Asher Wells Leads Valwood over Brookwood
Valwood was led to victory by Asher Wells, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wells rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards.
Valwood's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Wells and Valwood will head out to take on Tiftarea Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.77
Big Game from Marcus As Tiftarea Academy Won 30-22
Another Tiftarea Academy player making an appearance on this list is Temond Marcus. He made 12 total tackles.
This season, Marcus has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.33
Lane Sceals Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lane Sceals of Deerfield-Windsor. Sceals threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
Deerfield-Windsor's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. Sceals and Deerfield-Windsor will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lakeview Academy at 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.
Gamescore: 29.17
Other Notable Players
- Cole Jones: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 28.80)
- Braylon Neal: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.90)
- Kamari Jackson: 126 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.78)
- Ty Thomas: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.20)
- John Jackson: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
