A-II District 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Landen Griffith Dazzles in Talihina Win
Talihina picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Landen Griffith. Nobody could stop Griffith as he rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 232 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Griffith is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season.
Talihina pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Griffith and Talihina will square off against Wewoka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 72.57
Woods Came Up Big in Wewoka's 34-6 Defeat
While Ladarius Woods delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Wewoka. Gore had no answer to Woods as he rushed for 56 yards, and also threw for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Wewoka's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. Woods and Wewoka will challenge Talihina at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.87
Big Game from Prestridge As Liberty Fell 51-12
Liberty had to settle for second on Friday, but Jaylen Prestridge sure wasn't going down easily. Prestridge turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
For the season, Prestridge has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 123 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.40
Jaxon Brown Makes It Two for Liberty
Keeping Prestridge company is Jaxon Brown, a fellow Liberty player. He picked up 59 receiving yards.
For the year, Brown has averaged 29.1 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 24.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.12
Cameron Campbell Makes It Two for Wewoka
The second Wewoka player making an appearance here is Cameron Campbell, and for good reason. He made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Campbell has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.70
Other Notable Players
- Raben King: 82 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.72)
- Tomi Ludlow: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
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