6A Region 5 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!
Chancellor Sparks Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Parker got the W thanks in part to Chancellor Sparks playing the best football he has all season. Sparks rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Parker's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Sparks and Parker will square off against Homewood on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Daunte Williams Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Daunte Williams posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He forced a fumble and made four total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards.
Mortimer Jordan's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. Williams and Mortimer Jordan will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Jackson-Olin at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 30.53
Gardendale Gets a Boost from Casey in 34-20 Defeat
Urijah Casey posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
For the season, Casey has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 82 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.95
A Season-Best Performance from Parker Reno Leads Mortimer Jordan over Gardendale
Parker Reno produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mortimer Jordan to the win on Friday. Reno rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Mortimer Jordan is 2-1 when Reno posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
On the season, Reno has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 13.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Adam Yazel Makes It Two for Gardendale
The second Gardendale player making an appearance here is Adam Yazel, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his eighth straight with 13 or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Yazel has averaged 18 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Other Notable Players
- Weston Tossie: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Andre Russell: 158 yards passing; 57 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.43)
- Talton Thomas: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Isaiah Miles: 120 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Keshuan Johnson: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
