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' Big Game Leads Dublin over Northeast
Dublin picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Willie Batts. Batts was unstoppable, rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Dublin's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Batts and Dublin will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Central at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 30.50
Tailen Sampson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Tailen Sampson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Northeast over Dublin on Friday. Sampson wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his 12th straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Northeast's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. Sampson and Northeast will face off against Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.75
Santana Balkcom Makes It Two for Northeast
Another Northeast player making an appearance on this list is Santana Balkcom. 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.
On the season, Balkcom has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Dublin Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Xavier Bostic
Dublin picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Xavier Bostic. Nobody could stop Bostic as he rushed for 76 yards.
For the year, Bostic has averaged 92 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.78
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
