A D2 Region 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Shane Marshall Leads Irwin County over Charlton County
Shane Marshall produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Irwin County to the win on Friday. Marshall rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win for Irwin County keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Marshall and Irwin County will be playing at home against Clinch County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.67
Turner County Gets a Boost from Grant in 20-14 Victory
Curtis Grant helped snap Turner County's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Grant was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 196 yards while picking up 10.9 yards per carry.
Turner County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Grant and Turner County will venture away from home to challenge Crawford County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.50
Irwin County Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jason Jackson
Jason Jackson was instrumental in extending Irwin County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Jackson rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Jackson has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 89.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.80
Junior Burrus Turns in Season-Best Effort
Brooks County was led to victory by Junior Burrus, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Burrus threw for 280 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Brooks County's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Brooks County pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Burrus' next contest is against Lanier County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 42.27
Luke Snyder Delivers Electric Performance Vs Charlton County
Luke Snyder was instrumental in extending Irwin County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Snyder as he rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
This year, Snyder has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 30.60
Other Notable Players
- George Lamons Jr.: 100 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.58)
- Camauri Brinson: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.93)
- Draaon Smith: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Amauri Lundy: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Marquis Williams: 1 sack, 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
