2A Region 2 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!
Zay Pittman Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Calhoun City's Zay Pittman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pittman rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Calhoun City pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Pittman and Calhoun City will be playing at home against Water Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.47
Zae Bradford Dazzles in Water Valley Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Zae Bradford stepped things up a notch to give Water Valley the 'W'. Bradford turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 215 yards while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
On the season, Bradford has averaged 152.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 38.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.90
Donalvin Wilson Makes It Two for Water Valley
Keeping Bradford company is Donalvin Wilson, a fellow Water Valley player. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (7.0 for loss).
For the year, Wilson has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 11 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.10
Calhoun City Gets a Boost from Pittman in 45-9 Win
The second Calhoun City player making an appearance here is Harland Pittman, and for good reason. He threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Pittman has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 92 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 67.76 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 107.36 passer rating.
Gamescore: 22.93
A Constellation of Stars for Calhoun City
Another Calhoun City player making an appearance on this list is Demarious Pittman. He rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
For the season, Pittman has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 72.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.08
Other Notable Players
- Tre Adams: 42 yards passing; 100 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
