4A District 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Friday through Monday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Calvin Thomas Delivers Best Performance of Season
Gainesville was led to victory by Calvin Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Monday. Thomas picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Gainesville's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
For the year, Thomas has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 80 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.60
Nelson Tambling Turns in Season-Best Effort
Gainesville was led to victory by Nelson Tambling, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Monday. Tambling threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This year, Tambling has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 141.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.23
Moore Posts Huge Game in 28-24 Loss
Braylen Moore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Lecanto's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. Moore and Lecanto will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Springstead at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 30.85
Jt Tipton Makes It Two for Lecanto
Keeping Moore company is Jt Tipton, a fellow Lecanto player. He threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 82 yards on only nine carries.
This year, Tipton has thrown 23 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 210.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 12 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.93
Other Notable Players
- Lamar Garrison: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.37)
- Messiah Bailey: 2.5 sacks and 3 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Xavier Irizarry: 223 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
