A D1 Region 7 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!
Carter Triplett Turns in Season-Best Effort
Carter Triplett produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Christian Heritage to the win on Friday. Triplett rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Triplett and Christian Heritage will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Fannin County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. The game will pit Triplett up against the Rebels' star quarterback Lawson Sullivan. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 56.50
Layne Vaughn and Co. Win Third in a Row
Layne Vaughn was instrumental in extending Gordon Lee's winning streak to three on Friday. Vaughn was unstoppable, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns.
Gordon Lee pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Vaughn and Gordon Lee will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Coosa at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 40.45
Zayden Cook Delivers Electric Performance Vs Christian Heritage
Zayden Cook continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 158 rushing yards. He rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards.
Chattooga's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Cook and Chattooga will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Dade County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 39.60
A Season-Best Performance from Dustin Day Leads Gordon Lee over Gordon Central
Gordon Lee was led to victory by Dustin Day, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Day threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
For the year, Day has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 126 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.90
A Constellation of Stars for Gordon Lee
Another Gordon Lee player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Groce. He made five total tackles. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
This year, Groce has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.43 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.73
Other Notable Players
- Thailan Christopher: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.68)
- Cooper Middleton: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
