Bayside 3A/2A Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
John Connolly Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Queen Anne's County's John Connolly, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Connolly picked up a sack and made three total tackles. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (190) he has had since back in September of 2023. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made three total tackles.
The victory (which was Queen Anne's County's third in a row) raised their record to 3-2. Connolly and Queen Anne's County will challenge Kent County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 56.60
Kevin Thomas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Wicomico was led to victory by Kevin Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Thomas rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Thomas has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 32 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 2.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.70
Jadereon Thompson Has Career-Day on Friday
Jadereon Thompson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He defended a pass.
Gamescore: 35.87
Wicomico was led to victory by Aidan Farmer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Farmer rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 91-yard run.
On the year, Farmer has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 80 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 35.60
Bennett Gets a Boost from Smullen in 35-34 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Zakai Smullen of Bennett. Smullen picked up 72 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Bennett's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. Smullen and Bennett will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Kent Island at 3:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 32.97
Other Notable Players
- Vernon Deshields Iii: 119 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 32.78)
- Matthew Pecoraro: 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Johnny Hobgood: 132 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Myles Jarmon: 106 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.22)
- Liam Nelson: 217 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
