A D1 Region 7 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!
Carter Triplett Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Christian Heritage got the W thanks in part to Carter Triplett playing the best football he has all season. Triplett rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Triplett and Christian Heritage will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Fannin County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. The match will pit Triplett up against the Rebels' star quarterback Lawson Sullivan. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 56.50
Gordon Lee Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Layne Vaughn
Layne Vaughn's big game helped extend Gordon Lee's winning streak to three on Friday. Vaughn was dynamite, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns.
Gordon Lee pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Vaughn and Gordon Lee will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Coosa at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 40.45
Zayden Cook's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Chattooga over Christian Heritage
Zayden Cook continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 158 rushing yards. He rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.
Chattooga's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Cook and Chattooga will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Dade County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 39.60
A Season-Best Performance from Dustin Day Leads Gordon Lee over Gordon Central
On Friday, Gordon Lee got the W thanks in part to Dustin Day playing the best football he has all season. Day threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
For the season, Day has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 126 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.90
Peyton Groce Makes It Three for Gordon Lee
Another Gordon Lee player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Groce. He made five total tackles.incredibly, Groce got all that yardage with just one huge grab
This year, Groce has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.43 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.73
Other Notable Players
- Thailan Christopher: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.68)
- Cooper Middleton: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
