2A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Rodrevious Bailey's Big Game Leads Lafayette County over Foreman
Starting off the list is Lafayette County's Rodrevious Bailey, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bailey rushed for 256 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the year, Bailey has averaged 61 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 68.88
Jordan Walters Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Lafayette County was led to victory by Jordan Walters, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Walters rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103) per game. Those 242 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This season, Walters has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 103 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 64.80
Dakylan Hampton was a major factor in Junction City's victory over Spring Hill on Thursday. Hampton turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Junction City's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Hampton and Junction City will square off against Cross County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.98
A Season-Best Performance from Elijah Martin Leads Lafayette County over Foreman
Elijah Martin put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Thursday. As a matter of fact, he turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made five total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
On the season, Martin has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 20.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 0.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Nolan Dismuke Makes It Two for Junction City
The second Junction City player making an appearance here is Nolan Dismuke, and for good reason. He made three total tackles and defended four passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending four passes.
Gamescore: 29.58
Other Notable Players
- Brady Penister: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.75)
- Jamari Williams: 138 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.80)
- Dalton Baker: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Dominique Grimes: 40 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
