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 Tops All Others This Week
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 victory was the fourth in a row for East Hickman County, bringing their record for this year 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 Rushing Day
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. He has become a key player for Lewis County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The victory was the third in a row for Lewis County, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Ray and Lewis County will square off against Summertown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.35
Plunkett Made His Presence Known in Mt. Pleasant's 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
Lewis County (184) came into Friday's matchup against Zion Christian Academy (10) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings, but Kade Carroll wasn't bothered. Nobody could stop Carroll on Friday as he picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Carroll has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 20.18
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
