AAAAAA Region 2 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!
Julian Lewis Goes Supernova in Carrollton Victory
Carrollton picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Julian Lewis. Westlake had no answer to Lewis as he threw for 325 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes.
Carrollton's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Lewis and Carrollton will square off against Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.87
DJ Bourdeaux Delivers Electric Effort Vs East Coweta
Douglas County found a leader in DJ Bourdeaux as the team took down East Coweta on Friday. East Coweta had no answer to Bourdeaux as he threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 100 yards on only five carries.
Douglas County's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.70
Jayshon Stegall Turns in Season-Best Performance
East Coweta came up short on Friday despite Jayshon Stegall delivering his best game to date. Stegall rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
East Coweta now has a losing record at 3-4. Stegall and East Coweta will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Carrollton at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 39.05
Travis Smith Jr Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Travis Smith Jr posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Westlake over Carrollton on Friday. Smith Jr picked up 259 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (121.3). Westlake is undefeated when Smith Jr posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
Westlake dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on Douglas County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.73
Zamarcus Lindley's Big Game Leads Douglas County over East Coweta
The second Douglas County player making an appearance here is Zamarcus Lindley, and for good reason. He rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry.
This season, Lindley has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 119.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.60
Other Notable Players
- Sean Smith: 384 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.50)
- Rah'Keith Kelly: 100 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 33 yards receiving (Gamescore: 31.47)
- Lucas Naquin: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Naeem Odeniyi: 106 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.58)
- Michael Hastie: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
