AAA Region 5 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 John Wilson Leads Douglass over Luella
Douglass was led to victory by John Wilson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilson rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Douglass, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Wilson and Douglass will challenge North Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.47
Big Game from Watkins As Douglass Won 39-13
Antoine Watkins put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 138 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Watkins has averaged 82.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.28
Trevagne Mccluskey Turns in Season-Best Performance
Luella came up short on Friday despite Trevagne Mccluskey delivering his best game to date. Mccluskey forced two fumbles, made four total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended three passes.
Luella now has a losing record at 3-4. Mccluskey and Luella will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 20.50
Ja?Narious Barner Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ja?Narious Barner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Douglass to the win on Friday. Barner rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
This year, Barner has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 20.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.20
Markel Aguirre Makes It Two for Luella
The second Luella player making an appearance here is Markel Aguirre, and for good reason. He picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Aguirre has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 32.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 11.47
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