3A Region 3 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!
Cavonta Washington Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cavonta Washington was instrumental in extending Rivercrest's winning streak to seven on Friday. Washington made a major impact, throwing for 416 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 77 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Rivercrest's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Washington and Rivercrest will square off against Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.93
Prechton Wilkerson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Hoxie was led to victory by Prechton Wilkerson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilkerson rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Piggott, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Wilkerson. Wilkerson picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards the last time he and the Mohawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.88
Reynolds Made His Presence Known in Newport's 58-8 Victory
Luke Reynolds was a major factor in Newport's victory over Manila on Friday. Nobody could stop Reynolds as he rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This year, Reynolds has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 130.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.10
Rivercrest Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Buddah Harris
Rivercrest picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Buddah Harris. Harris was dynamite, picking up 189 receiving yards and three touchdowns. His longest reception was for an incredible 87 yards.
This season, Harris has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 89.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.48
Other Notable Players
- Evan Henley: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.52)
- Kiandrea Barker: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 70 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.68)
- Dillon Guthrie: 74 yards passing; 40 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.93)
- Jayvin Thompson: 41 yards receiving; 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.38)
- Tonio Phillips: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
