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!
Grayson Mcmanus Turns in Season-Best Effort
Thorsby was led to victory by Grayson Mcmanus, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcmanus rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.
On the year, Mcmanus has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 79.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 80.73
Bryant Made His Presence Known in Thomasville's 47-0 Win
Dallas Bryant was instrumental in extending Thomasville's winning streak to eight on Friday. Bryant did his part (and then some), rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Thomasville's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Bryant and Thomasville will welcome Greensboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.27
Thomasville Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Diego Bryant
Diego Bryant's big game helped extend Thomasville's winning streak to eight on Friday. Bryant wasn't messing around, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The contest was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
This year, Bryant has run in 21 touchdowns while averaging 153.4 rushing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.25 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 8.63 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 26.88
Malachi Allgood Makes It Two for Thorsby
The second Thorsby player making an appearance here is Malachi Allgood, and for good reason. He picked up 0.5 sacks and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Allgood has averaged 12.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.82
Big Game from Barnett As Thorsby Won 51-20
Another Thorsby player making an appearance on this list is Brooks Barnett. He picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.
This season, Barnett has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging eight rushing yards.
Gamescore: 26.02
Other Notable Players
- Tyler Lockhart: 1 sack, (1TD), and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.20)
- Braylon Carroll: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
