5A District 3 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Cibastian Broughton Leads Fleming Island over Creekside
Fleming Island came up short on Friday despite Cibastian Broughton delivering his best game to date. Broughton threw for 359 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards on only ten carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He is becoming a predictor of Fleming Island's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Unfortunately for Creekside, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Broughton. When Broughton last faced the Knights back in October of 2023, he threw for 221 yards and five touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.13
Sebastian Cruz Makes It Two for Fleming Island
Another Fleming Island player making an appearance on this list is Sebastian Cruz. He punched in a rushing score.
This year, Cruz has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 8.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.15
Another Game with at Least 110 Receiving Yards from Trace Burney
Fleming Island came up short on Friday despite Trace Burney delivering his best game to date. Burney's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 receiving yards dating back to last season. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 63 yards.
This season, Burney has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 99.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.95
Dylon Ruiz Turns in Season-Best Effort
Dylon Ruiz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Orange Park to the win on Friday. Ruiz rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns.
The win snapped Orange Park's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 2-5 record. Ruiz and Orange Park will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ponte Vedra at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 33.90
Brian Case Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brian Case of Ponte Vedra. Case rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
Ponte Vedra's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Case and Ponte Vedra will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Middleburg at 6:00 p.m. on October 14th.
Gamescore: 31.20
Other Notable Players
- Aj Whitt: 1 interception, 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jm Pawlick: 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Eric Gentry: (Gamescore: 15.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
