3A-2 Region II District 5 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 Johnny Menefield Leads Brady over Dublin
Johnny Menefield produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Brady to the win on Friday. Menefield rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109.3). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory (which was Brady's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Menefield's next game is against Eastland on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 58.60
Gaiten Posts Huge Game in 34-31 Defeat
While Kaden Gaiten delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Dublin. Gaiten turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 360 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Dublin is on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Gaiten and Dublin will head out to take on Tolar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.40
Dj Ferguson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Dj Ferguson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Dublin over Brady on Friday. Ferguson picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 62 yards.
On the season, Ferguson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Briton Rice and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Tolar picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Briton Rice. Rice turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 182 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Tolar's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Rice and Tolar will welcome Dublin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.03
Ashton Taylor Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Brady got the W thanks in part to Ashton Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Taylor has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Peyton Brown: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.48)
- Dacen Watkins: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
