1A Smoky Mountain 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!
Roman Jones' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is Robbinsville's Roman Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Jones forced a fumble and made two total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Robbinsville's win bumped their record up to 2-4. Jones will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Murphy on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.52
Adams Posts Huge Game in 46-16 Win
Cooper Adams posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
This year, Adams has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 68.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 14.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.90
Cherokee was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Michel Gayosso did his best to prevent it. Gayosso was unstoppable, picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cherokee dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Gayosso and Cherokee will challenge Andrews at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.95
Luke Smith Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Luke Smith posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Cherokee over Robbinsville on Friday. Smith picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles.
This season, Smith has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 22.33 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 43.17 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 22.15
A Constellation of Stars for Robbinsville
Another Robbinsville player making an appearance on this list is Bryce Adams. He threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
On the season, Adams has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 98.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging three rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 27.6 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 20.22
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