A D1 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!
Willie Batts Dazzles in Dublin Victory
Willie Batts was instrumental in extending Dublin's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Batts as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Dublin's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Batts and Dublin will face off against Bleckley County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.50
Tailen Sampson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Tailen Sampson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Northeast over Dublin on Friday. Sampson wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his 12th straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Northeast moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Sampson and Northeast will challenge Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.75
Santana Balkcom Makes It Two for Northeast
Another Northeast player making an appearance on this list is Santana Balkcom. He forced a fumble and made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made ten or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Balkcom has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Dublin Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Xavier Bostic
Xavier Bostic was instrumental in extending Dublin's winning streak to seven on Friday. Bostic was dynamite, rushing for 76 yards.
This year, Bostic has averaged 92 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.78
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
