1A Region 4 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!
Big Game from Cotton As Billingsley Won 50-8
Starting off the list is Billingsley's Kaden Cotton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cotton rushed for 244 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Billingsley's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. Cotton and Billingsley have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Maplesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.80
Landon Jones Makes It Two for Billingsley
Keeping Cotton company is Landon Jones, a fellow Billingsley player. He threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Jones has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 153.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Another Billingsley player making an appearance on this list is Kyle Boice. He picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Boice has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 90.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.68
A Season-Best Performance from Jaxson Kelley Leads Verbena over Notasulga
Jaxson Kelley produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Verbena to the win on Friday. Kelley rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
The win for Verbena keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Kelley and Verbena will head out on the road to face off against Autauga Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.60
Pearce Yeargan Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Pearce Yeargan of Maplesville. Yeargan threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Maplesville's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Yeargan and Maplesville will challenge Billingsley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.33
Other Notable Players
- Caleb Massey: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 29.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
