GIAA 8-Man Region 2 (8 Man) 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!
Tripp Roberts Goes Supernova in Sherwood Christian Academy Victory
Tripp Roberts's big game helped extend Sherwood Christian Academy's winning streak to six on Friday. Fullington Academy had no answer to Roberts as he threw for 534 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Sherwood Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Roberts and Sherwood Christian Academy will square off against Grace Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.40
A Season-Best Effort from Qwinton Murray Leads Sherwood Christian Academy over Fullington Academy
On Friday, Sherwood Christian Academy got the W thanks in part to Qwinton Murray playing the best football he has all season. Murray picked up 175 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (105). He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made a tackle.
On the year, Murray has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 105 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.58
Collyer Alderman Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sherwood Christian Academy was led to victory by Collyer Alderman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Alderman picked up 193 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
This season, Alderman has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 58.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.72
Hood Came Up Big in David Emanuel Academy's 41-8 Loss
While Clayton Hood delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for David Emanuel Academy. Nobody could stop Hood as he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
David Emanuel Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Hood and David Emanuel Academy will take on Memorial Day at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.72
Mell Flowers Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Memorial Day had to settle for second even though Mell Flowers put up the best numbers he has all season. Flowers picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 88 yards.
Memorial Day's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Flowers and Memorial Day will square off against David Emanuel Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Will Sangster: 146 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.27)
- Blake Hendrickson: 244 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
