5A Region 4 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!
Jaden Haywood Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jaden Haywood produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Hamilton to the win on Friday. Haywood wasn't messing around, rushing for 333 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run.
The win (which was East Hamilton's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Haywood and East Hamilton will face off against Walker Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 89.77
Caleb Carr Has Career Rushing Day
Sadly, Caleb Carr posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Rhea County over McMinn County on Friday. Carr rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 97 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Carr has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 114.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 61.83 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.17
Mcmillon Came Up Big in Ooltewah's 42-7 Loss
Asa McMillon continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 11 total tackles. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Ooltewah is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls dukes it out withRhea County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
A Season-Best Effort from Thompson Dakota Leads Mcminn County over Rhea County
On Friday, McMinn County got the W thanks in part to Thompson Dakota playing the best football he has all season. Dakota picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards.
For the season, Dakota has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 32.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 10.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Jackson Montgomery Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jackson Montgomery produced his most outstanding game to date while leading McMinn County to the win on Friday. Montgomery made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Montgomery must have Rhea County's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Montgomery picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles the last time he and the Golden Eagles duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.50
Other Notable Players
- Luke Lawson: 105 yards passing; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.10)
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