AA Region 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!
Cruz Made His Presence Known in Sonoraville's 26-24 Loss
Starting off the list is Sonoraville's Jayden Cruz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cruz rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Cruz has averaged 15.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 97.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.58
Teddy Jarrard Delivers Best Effort of Season
Teddy Jarrard produced his most outstanding game to date while leading North Cobb Christian to the win on Friday. Jarrard threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win for North Cobb Christian keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Jarrard and North Cobb Christian will challenge Rockmart at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.33
A Season-Best Effort from Layten Myers Leads North Murray over Sonoraville
North Murray was led to victory by Layten Myers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Myers rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.
On the year, Myers has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 56.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.77
Waelyn Baliles Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Coahulla Creek had to settle for second even though Waelyn Baliles put up the best numbers he has all season. Baliles threw for 199 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Coahulla Creek is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Baliles and Coahulla Creek will head out on the road to challenge Murray County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.27
Jacob Daley Makes It Two for North Murray
The second North Murray player making an appearance here is Jacob Daley, and for good reason. He rushed for ten yards.
For the season, Daley has averaged 4.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.45
Other Notable Players
- Garrison Pittman: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.43)
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