AAAA Region 3 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Mason Pickett-Hicks Leads South Pointe over York
South Pointe was led to victory by Mason Pickett-Hicks, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pickett-Hicks rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was South Pointe's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Pickett-Hicks and South Pointe will challenge Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.00
Willie Smith Delivers Best Effort of Season
Dreher came up short on Friday despite Willie Smith delivering his best game to date. Smith made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss). He also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Dreher is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Dreher now has a losing record at 3-4. Smith and Dreher will venture away from home to face off against A.C. Flora at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.42
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Azel Banag
Azel Banag produced his most outstanding game to date while leading A.C. Flora to the win on Friday. Banag wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles, making 11 total tackles, and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
A.C. Flora pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Banag will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Dreher on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.20
Jaquawn Neely Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jaquawn Neely produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Pointe to the win on Friday. Neely picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles.
On the year, Neely has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 36.00
Seth Tillman Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another South Pointe player making an appearance on this list is Seth Tillman. He picked up three sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
For the year, Tillman has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
Other Notable Players
- Kendall Byrd: 158 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.38)
- Palmer Flake: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.75)
- Miles Wilson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.75)
- Tristan Snodgrass: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Tacarean Douglas: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
