2A Region 8 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!
Alrekus Graves Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Heidelberg got the W thanks in part to Alrekus Graves playing the best football he has all season. Graves threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
Heidelberg pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Graves and Heidelberg will stay at home for another week and welcome North Forrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.17
Heidelberg Gets a Boost from Craft in 56-0 Victory
Keeping Graves company is Chase Craft, a fellow Heidelberg player. He picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Craft might have his next game, a road matchup with North Forrest, circled on his calendar. When Craft last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.47
Devin Tribble Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Devin Tribble continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 21st-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Tribble has averaged 9.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.75
Ti?Jarian Barnes Delivers Electric Performance Vs North Forrest
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Ti?Jarian Barnes stepped things up a notch to give Collins the 'W'. Barnes was unstoppable, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
The victory got Collins back to even at 3-3. Barnes' next matchup is against Mize on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 23.58
Jamarie Buckhalter Makes It Two for Collins
Another Collins player making an appearance on this list is Jamarie Buckhalter. He picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
This season, Buckhalter has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.65
Other Notable Players
- Ludrick Cameron: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Austin Burkett: 87 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
