AAAAA Region 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!
Derek (Tre) Howard Iii Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lugoff-Elgin
Starting off the list is Ridge View's Derek (Tre) Howard Iii, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Howard Iii threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards.
The victory (which was Ridge View's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Howard Iii and Ridge View will face off against West Florence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.47
A Season-Best Performance from Kemuel Little Leads Blythewood over West Florence
On Friday, Blythewood had to settle for second even though Kemuel Little put up the best numbers he has all season. Little wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Blythewood's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. Little and Blythewood will face off against Sumter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.00
Darryl Spencer Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Ridge View got the W thanks in part to Darryl Spencer playing the best football he has all season. Spencer picked up three sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the season, Spencer has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.75
Jaylen Reaves Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Blythewood came up short on Friday despite Jaylen Reaves delivering his best game to date. Reaves made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
For the year, Reaves has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 interceptions.
Gamescore: 26.50
Khristian Jackson's Big Game Leads Ridge View over Lugoff-Elgin
Another Ridge View player making an appearance on this list is Khristian Jackson. He picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Jackson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 69.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 25.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.13
Other Notable Players
- Carter Coleman: 74 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
