4A 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!
Jaylin Stowers Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Morton's Jaylin Stowers, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Stowers rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Morton has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withForest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 47.73
Kaden Padgett Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Northeast Jones got the W thanks in part to Kaden Padgett playing the best football he has all season. Padgett made five total tackles and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Northeast Jones' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Padgett and Northeast Jones will challenge Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 41.53
Big Game from Pace As Forest Fell 28-6
Latrell Pace continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Pace must have Quitman's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Pace picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.75
Toby Jones put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for five yards.
On the season, Jones has averaged 0.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.10
A Season-Best Performance from Tevin Johnson Leads Northeast Jones over Morton
Tevin Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Northeast Jones to the win on Friday. Johnson forced two fumbles and made ten total tackles.
For the season, Johnson has averaged 3.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Jaleil Cameron: 58 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.43)
- Bryston Gill: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Karsen Lightsey: 127 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 15.87)
- Caleb Johnson: 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
