A D1 Region 4 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!
Jalen Stewart Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jasper County was led to victory by Jalen Stewart, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stewart rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the sixth in a row for Jasper County, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Stewart and Jasper County will square off against Putnam County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.00
A Season-Best Effort from Kaden Carter Leads Lamar County over Putnam County
Kaden Carter produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lamar County to the win on Friday. Carter picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles.
The win was the fourth in a row for Lamar County, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Carter and Lamar County will head out on the road to square off against Social Circle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.50
Luke Cross Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Luke Cross posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Social Circle over Jasper County on Friday. Cross threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Social Circle moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Cross and Social Circle will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lamar County at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 25.90
Jude Nelson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Jude Nelson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Social Circle over Jasper County on Friday. Nelson picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Nelson has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 59.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.48
Jasper County Gets a Boost from Durand in 31-29 Win
Cope Durand was instrumental in extending Jasper County's winning streak to six on Friday. Social Circle had no answer to Durand as he made 19 total tackles. Durand is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
This season, Durand has averaged 13.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
Other Notable Players
- Bryson Johnson: 2.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Levi Kendall: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Jaylen Victor: 88 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
