A D1 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!
Willie Batts Delivers Electric Performance Vs Northeast
Willie Batts's big game helped extend Dublin's winning streak to seven on Friday. Batts did his part (and then some), rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries for the 'W'. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Dublin pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Batts and Dublin will square off against Bleckley County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.50
Tailen Sampson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Northeast came up short on Friday despite Tailen Sampson delivering his best game to date. Sampson wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his 12th straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Northeast moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Sampson and Northeast will face off against Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.75
Big Game from Snead As East Laurens Fell 27-21
While East Laurens might've come up empty on Friday, Tylan Snead wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Snead as he rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass.
This year, Snead has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 139.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.52
Santana Balkcom Makes It Two for Northeast
The second Northeast player making an appearance here is Santana Balkcom, and for good reason. He forced a fumble and made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made ten or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Balkcom has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Sawyer Raugh Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Sawyer Raugh continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 15 total tackles.
On the year, Raugh has averaged 10.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.50
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