5A Region 8 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!
Pierce Came Up Big in Boaz's 42-35 Win
Boaz (93) came into Friday's matchup against Guntersville (33) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings, but Tyler Pierce wasn't bothered. Pierce turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, throwing for 246 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Boaz pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They and Arab are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.40
Logan Schoggins Turns in Season-Best Performance
Logan Schoggins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boaz to the win on Friday. Schoggins picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles. Boaz was ranked a full 60 places lower in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings, but Schoggins proved rankings don't matter once you're on the field.
On the year, Schoggins has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 27.00
A Season-Best Effort from Sage Bennett Leads Boaz over Guntersville
On Friday, Boaz got the W thanks in part to Sage Bennett playing the best football he has all season. Bennett picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He sure picked the right time to have a big game: Boaz's opponent (Guntersville was ranked a full 60 places higher in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings.
On the year, Bennett has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 44.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.87
Tanner Edmondson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tanner Edmondson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Douglas to the win on Friday. Edmondson picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory got Douglas back to even at 4-4. Edmondson and Douglas are taking a road trip to take on Guntersville on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.25
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Baker Lyles
Douglas was led to victory by Baker Lyles, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lyles wasn't messing around, making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown. The matchup was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
For the season, Lyles has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.00
Other Notable Players
- Tristan Childers: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
