4A District 2 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!
Karlise Price Delivers Best Performance of Season
Rickards came up short on Friday despite Karlise Price delivering his best game to date. Price rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (114). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
On the season, Price has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 114 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 52.68
Evan Pickford Goes Supernova in Arnold Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Evan Pickford stepped things up a notch to give Arnold the 'W'. Pickford turned in nothing short of a gem, forcing a fumble, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
This season, Pickford has averaged 11.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 31.00
Jones Came Up Big in Arnold's 16-14 Victory
Mack Jones continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (7.0 for loss).
For the season, Jones has averaged 14.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 29.25
Jakobe Gilbert Turns in Season-Best Performance
Rickards came up short on Friday despite Jakobe Gilbert delivering his best game to date. Gilbert wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending two passes. The contest was his third straight with six or more total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of Rickards' success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't).
For the year, Gilbert has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.11 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.33 defended passes.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Von'Tavius Keller: 71 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Dante Core: 2 interception (1TD) and 3 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Carlos Rolle: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Tamen Zabetkis: 114 yards passing; 26 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.70)
- Tristan Jackson: 1 interception, 4 total tackles, and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
