3A 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!
Jaden Martin Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Atkins got the W thanks in part to Jaden Martin playing the best football he has all season. Martin rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
Atkins pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Martin and Atkins will be playing in front of their home fans against Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.22
Keagan Sanderson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Salem was led to victory by Keagan Sanderson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sanderson picked up four sacks, made five total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Salem's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Sanderson and Salem will square off against Atkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Cole Crawford Makes It Two for Atkins
The second Atkins player making an appearance here is Cole Crawford, and for good reason. He threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Crawford has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 153.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.53
John Davis Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
John Davis continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 15th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This year, Davis has averaged 11 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.75
A Season-Best Performance from Colton Smith Leads Salem over Episcopal
Colton Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Salem to the win on Friday. Smith rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Smith has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 52 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.60
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Taylor: 82 yards passing; 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Kaiden Hollis: 54 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 26 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
