3A-1 Region II District 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Trip Baysinger Leads Liberty-Eylau over White Oak
On Friday, Liberty-Eylau got the W thanks in part to Trip Baysinger playing the best football he has all season. Baysinger threw for 410 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Liberty-Eylau, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Baysinger and Liberty-Eylau will look to defend their home field on Friday against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 71.13
Tihmyus Taylor Turns in Another Game with at Least Three Passing Touchdowns
Tihmyus Taylor produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jefferson to the win on Friday. Taylor wasn't messing around, throwing for 275 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in three touchdowns on the ground. The game was his fourth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
The win for Jefferson keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Taylor and Jefferson will head out on the road to take on Liberty-Eylau at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.63
Arian Taylor Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Liberty-Eylau got the W thanks in part to Arian Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Taylor has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 89.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging nine rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.33
Markeylin Batton's Big Game Leads Atlanta over Tatum
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Markeylin Batton stepped things up a notch to give Atlanta the 'W'. Batton turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also catching a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Atlanta's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Tatum had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Batton it was a similar story. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Batton saw the Eagles), he picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 52.18
Jayden Riley Makes It Two for Atlanta
Another Atlanta player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Riley. He picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
For the year, Riley has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 77.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.03
Other Notable Players
- Chris Love: 97 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 39 yards rushing (Gamescore: 38.35)
- Peyton Harrison: 221 yards passing; 43 yards rushing (Gamescore: 36.78)
- Hudson Mcnatt: 100 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.70)
- Travis Gray Jr: 124 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.98)
- Michael Morgan: 10 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
