AAA Region 2 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!
Arkeyveon Hood Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.60
JT Austin Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Sandy Creek got the W thanks in part to JT Austin playing the best football he has all season. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The win for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin and Sandy Creek will be playing at home against Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Corey Hadley Jr Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Sandy Creek got the W thanks in part to Corey Hadley Jr playing the best football he has all season. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
On the season, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.13
Render-Fannin Posts Huge Game in 41-28 Win
Malachi Render-Fannin was instrumental in extending LaGrange's winning streak to five on Thursday. Mary Persons had no answer to Render-Fannin as he rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Render-Fannin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
LaGrange pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Render-Fannin and LaGrange will challenge Troup County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.00
Javarris Warner's Big Game Leads Troup County over Trinity Christian
Rounding off our Top Five is Javarris Warner of Troup County. Warner rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
This year, Warner has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 88.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.38
Other Notable Players
- Skylen Straughn: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Dashun Gilbert: 123 yards passing; 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Omari Jackson: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
