2A-I District 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Bradley Breland Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Kiefer was led to victory by Bradley Breland, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Breland rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (119.2). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the season, Breland has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 119.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 49 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 70.75
Carson Payne Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Heavener got the W thanks in part to Carson Payne playing the best football he has all season. Payne's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 53 yards.
This season, Payne has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 134.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.90
Zaid Rodriguez Turns in Season-Best Effort
Heavener was led to victory by Zaid Rodriguez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rodriguez threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Rodriguez has thrown 4 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 78.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.82
Hugo Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Quincy Shelton
Quincy Shelton was instrumental in extending Hugo's winning streak to five on Friday. Shelton did his part (and then some), picking up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Hugo pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Shelton and Hugo will square off against Kiefer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.67
A Season-Best Performance from Ezra Powis Leads Bethel over Kingston
On Thursday, Bethel had to settle for second even though Ezra Powis put up the best numbers he has all season. Powis rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 74 yards.
This year, Powis has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
Other Notable Players
- Kevin Thornburg: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.57)
- Gavin Lynch: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
