6A Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Geron Johnson's Big Game Leads Bartlett over Germantown
Starting off the list is Bartlett's Geron Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 359 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Johnson might have his next game, a home matchup with Cordova, circled on his calendar. Johnson rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry the last time he and the Wolves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.60
Marcelles Davis Delivers Best Performance of Season
Houston was led to victory by Marcelles Davis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Davis rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Houston and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Davis and Houston will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against White Station at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 43.48
Houston Gets a Boost from Day in 55-0 Victory
Another Houston player making an appearance on this list is Chandler Day. He threw for 167 yards and four touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. He has become a key player for Houston: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
If history really does repeat itself, Day might just drop another big game when he faces off against White Station on Friday. Day threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.53
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Tucker Waltz
Bartlett was led to victory by Tucker Waltz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Waltz wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks and making nine total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season. He is becoming a predictor of Bartlett's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Waltz has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 37.25
Other Notable Players
- Lawrence Taylor: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (6.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Austin Howard: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Derrick Miller Jr.: 102 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.87)
- Canon Day: 67 yards passing; 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
