GIAA AAAA/AAA District 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!
Landon Stancil Delivers Best Effort of Season
Landon Stancil produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Strong Rock Christian to the win on Friday. Stancil picked up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 94 yards.
Stancil and Strong Rock Christian will face off against Brookstone at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The last time Stancil took on the Cougars, he picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 69.78
Darnelle Hamilton's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Calvary Christian had to settle for second even though Darnelle Hamilton put up the best numbers he has all season. Hamilton picked up a sack and made 25 total tackles (5.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Hamilton has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 47.55
A Season-Best Effort from Mercer Hudson Leads Brookstone over Westfield School
On Friday, Brookstone had to settle for second even though Mercer Hudson put up the best numbers he has all season. Hudson picked up five sacks and made 14 total tackles. He has become a key player for Brookstone: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Brookstone moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Hudson and Brookstone will head out to challenge Strong Rock Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.93
Calvary Christian came up short on Friday despite Nate Osborne delivering his best game to date. Osborne threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Osborne has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 83.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 19.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.02
Jake Johnson Dazzles in Strong Rock Christian Victory
The second Strong Rock Christian player making an appearance here is Jake Johnson, and for good reason. He rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
On the season, Johnson has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 91.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.00
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Reid: 166 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.27)
- Jaxson James: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
