5A 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!
Jaden Haywood Delivers Best Performance of Season
East Hamilton was led to victory by Jaden Haywood, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Haywood wasn't messing around, rushing for 333 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. The contest was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards.
The victory (which was East Hamilton's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Haywood and East Hamilton will square off against Walker Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 89.77
Caleb Carr Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Rhea County came up short on Friday despite Caleb Carr delivering his best game to date. Carr rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 97 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Carr has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 114.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 61.83 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.17
Mcmillon Posts Huge Game in 42-7 Loss
Asa McMillon continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 11 total tackles. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Ooltewah is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls challenges Rhea County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
A Season-Best Effort from Thompson Dakota Leads Mcminn County over Rhea County
On Friday, McMinn County got the W thanks in part to Thompson Dakota playing the best football he has all season. Dakota picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards.
On the season, Dakota has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 32.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 10.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Jackson Montgomery Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, McMinn County got the W thanks in part to Jackson Montgomery playing the best football he has all season. Montgomery made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Montgomery must have Rhea County's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Montgomery last faced the Golden Eagles back in September of 2023, he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Gamescore: 21.50
Other Notable Players
- Luke Lawson: 105 yards passing; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
