Potomac Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Robert Kellen Leads Independence over Lightridge
Independence was led to victory by Robert Kellen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Kellen rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Independence's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
The win got Independence back to even at 3-3. Kellen and Independence will challenge Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Jordan Posts Huge Game in 37-31 Win
Justin Jordan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Lightridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jordan. Jordan picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards the last time he and Lightridge duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.00
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Xavier Dillard
Sadly, Xavier Dillard posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lightridge over Independence on Thursday. Dillard wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Dillard must have Independence's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Dillard last faced the back in October of 2023, he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 32.75
Robert Evelyn Delivers Electric Performance Vs Briar Woods
While Riverside might've come up empty on Thursday, Robert Evelyn wasn't going down without a fight. Evelyn was dynamite, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
Evelyn and Riverside will take on Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Ram had to take a loss when they last met the , but Evelyn had little to do with the loss: he threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 29.17
Big Game from Working As Lightridge Fell 37-31
The second Lightridge player making an appearance here is Owen Working, and for good reason. He threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
On the year, Working has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 105 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.10
Other Notable Players
- Brady Carmical: 208 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Nick Nassib: 139 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Hunter Davis: 82 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.45)
- Grant MacBean: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.73)
- Al Honesty: 49 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
