2A Region 5 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!
Matthew Sloan Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is East Hickman County's Matthew Sloan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Sloan rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The win (which was East Hickman County's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Sloan and East Hickman County will be playing in front of their home fans against Harpeth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.28
Drew Ray Has Career-Day on Friday
Lewis County (184) came into Friday's game against Zion Christian Academy (10) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings, but Drew Ray wasn't bothered. On Friday Ray rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Lewis County is undefeated when Ray posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The win was the third in a row for Lewis County, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Ray and Lewis County will face off against Summertown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.35
Plunkett Posts Huge Game in 24-22 Defeat
Another Mt. Pleasant player making an appearance on this list is Evan Plunkett. He made 16 total tackles.
For the season, Plunkett has averaged 9.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.10
Quint Smith Has Career Rushing Day
Quint Smith posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Smith has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.30
Other Notable Players
- Jaden Stoll: 47 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 23.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
