A D2 Region 2 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!
Shane Marshall Turns in Season-Best Effort
Irwin County was led to victory by Shane Marshall, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Marshall rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for Irwin County keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Marshall and Irwin County will be playing in front of their home fans against Clinch County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.67
Grant Came Up Big in Turner County's 20-14 Win
Curtis Grant helped snap Turner County's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Grant did his part (and then some), rushing for 196 yards while picking up 10.9 yards per carry for the 'W'.
Turner County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Grant and Turner County will venture away from home to square off against Crawford County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 53.50
Irwin County Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jason Jackson
Jason Jackson was instrumental in extending Irwin County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Jackson rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Jackson has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 89.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.80
A Season-Best Performance from Junior Burrus Leads Brooks County over Clinch County
Brooks County was led to victory by Junior Burrus, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Burrus threw for 280 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Brooks County is 3-1 when Burrus posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Brooks County pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Burrus and Brooks County will host Lanier County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.27
Luke Snyder Goes Supernova in Irwin County Win
Luke Snyder's big game helped extend Irwin County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Snyder as he rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
For the year, Snyder has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 30.60
Other Notable Players
- George Lamons Jr.: 100 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.58)
- Camauri Brinson: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.93)
- Draaon Smith: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Amauri Lundy: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Marquis Williams: 1 sack, 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
