5A District 7 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!
Tayshawn Scott Delivers Best Performance of Season
Salmen came up short on Friday despite Tayshawn Scott delivering his best game to date. Scott picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 60 yards.
On the year, Scott has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 75.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 1.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.33
Bryson Peterson and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Bryson Peterson's big game helped extend Chalmette's winning streak to four on Friday. Peterson was dynamite, picking up three sacks and making five total tackles.
Chalmette pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Peterson and Chalmette will challenge Hahnville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.50
Desmond Beasley Makes It Two for Salmen
The second Salmen player making an appearance here is Desmond Beasley, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. The matchup was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles. Salmen is 2-1 when Beasley posts three or more total tackles, but 3-4 otherwise.
For the season, Beasley has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.30
A Constellation of Stars for Salmen
Another Salmen player making an appearance on this list is Markel Keyes. He threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt.
This season, Keyes has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 118.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game. This year he is averaging 23.6 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 14.77
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Tyray Darensburg
Tyray Darensburg continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game with at least six total tackles. He made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the year, Darensburg has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 14.75
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