2A District 7 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!
Preston Shepherd Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Knott County Central's Preston Shepherd, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shepherd rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.4 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (115.5) per game. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Knott County Central and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Harlan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 86.85
Shane Gibson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Shane Gibson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Knott County Central to the win on Friday. Gibson rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the season, Gibson has averaged 15.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 69.53
While Floyd Central might've come up empty on Friday, Colt Shelton wasn't going down without a fight. Knott County Central had no answer to Shelton as he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Floyd Central is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Shelton and Floyd Central will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Prestonsburg at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 53.55
A Constellation of Stars for Knott County Central
Another Knott County Central player making an appearance on this list is Lincoln Griffith. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up 3.5 sacks and making 13 total tackles (9.0 for loss). The game was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles.
This year, Griffith has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 42.50
Ethan Curry Has Career-Day on Friday
Ethan Curry posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
This season, Curry has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.05
Other Notable Players
- Gage Short: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.43)
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