5A-1 Region II District 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Grayson Myer Delivers Best Effort of Season
Wakeland was led to victory by Grayson Myer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Myer picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Wakeland is 3-1 when Myer posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Myer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 62.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Tatum Bell Jr Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Heritage came up short on Friday despite Tatum Bell Jr delivering his best game to date. Bell Jr picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (101.7) per game. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
For the year, Bell Jr has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.35
Ferner Came Up Big in Reedy's 38-13 Victory
Jake Ferner was instrumental in extending Reedy's winning streak to four on Thursday. Ferner turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards.
On the season, Ferner has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 231.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.67
Centennial Gets a Boost from Schmid in 24-20 Loss
While Centennial might've come up empty on Thursday, Adam Schmid wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Schmid as he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Schmid and Centennial will square off against Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.97
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Jackson Graham
Jackson Graham continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He is becoming a predictor of Centennial's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
For the season, Graham has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Hand: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Bingham Buckley: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jackson Ford: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Taidan Waltz: 11 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Fope Tedimola: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
