AAAA Region 5 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!
Horsham Came Up Big in Tucker's 42-35 Loss
Starting off the list is Tucker's Izayah Horsham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Horsham rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Tucker moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Horsham and Tucker will square off against North Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.00
Drew Beane Puts an End to Northview's Losing Streak on Thursday
Thanks in part to Drew Beane, Northview said goodbye to their 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. Beane threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. Those 33 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Northview's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Beane and Northview will square off against Druid Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.47
Logan Kupfer Delivers Best Effort of Season
Logan Kupfer helped snap Northview's 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. Kupfer turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
For the year, Kupfer has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 58 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.28
German Posts Huge Game in 42-35 Defeat
Jace German posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, German has thrown 14 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 131.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.37
Thaddeous ?Champ? Tillman Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Tucker had to settle for second even though Thaddeous ?Champ? Tillman put up the best numbers he has all season. Tillman made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.2 total tackles per game.
On the season, Tillman has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
Other Notable Players
- Jarquis Williams: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.30)
- Albert Gooding: 161 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.28)
- Leshaun Hudgins: 1 interception and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
