AAAAAA Region 8 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!
Daniel Smith Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Daniel Smith posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mill Creek over Douglas County on Friday. Smith rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Smith has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 125.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 36.45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.97
Luke Metz Goes Supernova in Mill Creek Defeat
Keeping Smith company is Luke Metz, a fellow Mill Creek player. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles.
This year, Metz has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 3.73 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 15.82 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 30.92
Cameron Jones Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Collins Hill was led to victory by Cameron Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jones rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Collins Hill pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Jones' next contest is against Colquitt County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 29.67
Big Game from Webb As Collins Hill Won 35-14
Another Collins Hill player making an appearance on this list is Katrell Webb. He picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played.
On the season, Webb has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 13 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.27 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
Deuce Geralds put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He made five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Westlake, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Geralds. Geralds forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 23.85
Other Notable Players
- Justin Baker: 98 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.78)
- Dayton Raiola: 227 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.73)
- Tyriq Green: 30 yards rushing; 52 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Garrison Cantrell: 200 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.33)
- Brady Wendt: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
