4A Region 8 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!
Korri Graham Delivers Best Performance of Season
DeWitt was led to victory by Korri Graham, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Graham rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Graham is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Crossett on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Graham saw the Eagles), he rushed for 250 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 66.60
Ni?Kel Lewis Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Hamburg got the W thanks in part to Ni?Kel Lewis playing the best football he has all season. Lewis rushed for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Hamburg pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Lewis and Hamburg will head out on the road to square off against Star City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.60
A Season-Best Effort from Kaeden Thomas Leads Hamburg over Crossett
Kaeden Thomas produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hamburg to the win on Friday. Thomas threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards.
On the season, Thomas has thrown 9 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 100.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 41.02 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 111.62 passer rating.
Gamescore: 37.18
Brown Came Up Big in Monticello's 38-21 Loss
Monticello had to settle for second on Friday, but Davarious Brown sure wasn't going down easily. Brown was dynamite, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. Brown and Monticello will host Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 17.25
Griffin Whitmore Delivers Best Performance of Season
Griffin Whitmore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeWitt to the win on Friday. Whitmore picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 63 yards.
On the season, Whitmore has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 41.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.75
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