3A Region 2 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!
D.J. Vinson Turns in Season-Best Effort
D.J. Vinson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery Academy to the win on Friday. Vinson picked up 222 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Vinson and Montgomery Academy are on the road again on Friday to play Alabama Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Montgomery Academy had to take a loss when they last met Alabama Christian Academy, but Vinson had little to do with the loss: he picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 47.95
Houston Academy Gets a Boost from Mitchell in 57-7 Win
Houston Academy picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kadyn Mitchell. Mitchell was unstoppable, throwing for 274 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Northside Methodist Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Mitchell. Mitchell threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes the last time he and the Knights duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.47
Gabe Glover Delivers Best Performance of Season
Houston Academy was led to victory by Gabe Glover, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Glover picked up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
Glover and Houston Academy will take on Trinity Presbyterian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Glover up against the Wildcats' star pass catcher Xavier Boswell. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 39.83
Reid Mcbride Dazzles in Montgomery Academy Win
Reid Mcbride's big game helped extend Montgomery Academy's winning streak to five on Friday. Mcbride was unstoppable, throwing for 281 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
This year, Mcbride has thrown 26 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 223.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.23
Birge Made His Presence Known in Slocomb's 71-38 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Cade Birge of Slocomb. Birge rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 61 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Birge has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 35.37
Other Notable Players
- Mac Benefield: 44 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
