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 Win
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 win was the fifth in a row for Brady, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Menefield and Brady will be playing in front of their home fans against Early at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.10
Early had to settle for second on Friday, but Cameron Love sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Love as he rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
Early is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Love and Early will head out on the road to face off against Brady at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.28
Briton Rice and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Briton Rice was instrumental in extending Tolar's winning streak to six on Friday. Dublin had no answer to Rice as he threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Tolar pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Rice and Tolar are taking a road trip to challenge Clifton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.03
Sean Jacoby Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sean Jacoby produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Brady to the win 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.
This year, 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
The second Early player making an appearance here is Kaeden Byrd, and for good reason. 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
