5A Region 6 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!
Nelson Made His Presence Known in Leeds' 49-24 Victory
Starting off the list is Leeds's Conner Nelson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nelson rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Leeds pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Nelson and Leeds will challenge Pelham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.77
A Season-Best Performance from Kevin James Leads Moody over Springville
On Friday, Moody got the W thanks in part to Kevin James playing the best football he has all season. James rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Moody, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. James and Moody will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.60
Keywone Posey Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Keywone Posey posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Center Point over Leeds on Friday. Posey rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Center Point is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Posey and Center Point will square off against Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.25
Landyn Smith Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lincoln
Landyn Smith continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns.
The win got St. Clair County back to even at 4-4. Smith and St. Clair County will venture away from home to take on Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.90
Meadows Posts Huge Game in 56-13 Victory
Le'Kamren Meadows was instrumental in extending Moody's winning streak to six on Friday. Meadows did his part (and then some), rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown for the 'W'.
For the season, Meadows has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.48
Other Notable Players
- Charlie Johnston: 150 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Bailey Abercombie: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Bravis Cave Jr: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.80)
- Jaquoryae Busby: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.92)
- Zj Dale: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
