3A-2 Region II District 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!
Johnny Menefield Dazzles in Brady Victory
Starting off the list is Brady's Johnny Menefield, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Menefield rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The victory (which was Brady's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Menefield and Brady will welcome Early at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.10
While Cameron Love delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Early. Love turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards.
Early is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Love and Early will venture away from home to take on Brady at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.28
Tolar Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Briton Rice
Tolar picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Briton Rice. Rice was dynamite, throwing for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Tolar's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Rice and Tolar will venture away from home to challenge Clifton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.03
Sean Jacoby Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brady was led to victory by Sean Jacoby, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jacoby rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Jacoby has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 76.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 55.7 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 101.8 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.87
Kaeden Byrd Makes It Two for Early
Another Early player making an appearance on this list is Kaeden Byrd. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 24 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The matchup was his seventh straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Byrd has averaged 15.7 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.86 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
Other Notable Players
- James Liardon: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Dacen Watkins: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.05)
- Ashton Taylor: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.40)
- Peyton Brown: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
