AAA Region 4 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!
Ty Cummings Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is West Laurens's Ty Cummings, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Cummings rushed for 318 yards while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
This year, Cummings has averaged 10.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.58
Sadur Salahuddin Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Baldwin got the W thanks in part to Sadur Salahuddin playing the best football he has all season. Salahuddin rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 70 receiving yards.
For the year, Salahuddin has averaged 20 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had six rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 40.17
Lamar Pounds Goes Supernova in Baldwin Win
Keeping Salahuddin company is Lamar Pounds, a fellow Baldwin player. He rushed for 141 yards, and also threw for 213 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Pounds has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 121.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 75.64 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.20
Aquinas Gets a Boost from Allen in 30-23 Victory
Zion Allen was instrumental in extending Aquinas's winning streak to four on Friday. Allen was unstoppable, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass.
Aquinas pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Allen and Aquinas will face off against Athens Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.95
A Season-Best Performance from Finn Martin Leads Harlem over Cedar Grove
Harlem was led to victory by Finn Martin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Martin rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
The win was the sixth in a row for Harlem, bringing their record for this year to 10-1. Martin and Harlem will be playing at home against Southeast Bulloch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.60
Other Notable Players
- Baylor Davis: 1 interception (1TD) and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 31.55)
- Leroy Mack: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Eli Hutchinson: 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.33)
- Jim Franklin: 173 yards passing; 66 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.73)
- Jazz Lamar: 1 sack, 8 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
