Potomac Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Robert Kellen Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Independence got the W thanks in part to Robert Kellen playing the best football he has all season. Kellen rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Independence's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
The victory got Independence back to even at 3-3. Kellen and Independence will take on Riverside on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Justin Jordan Goes Supernova in Independence Victory
Justin Jordan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Lightridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jordan. When Jordan last faced Lightridge back in October of 2023, he picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Gamescore: 33.00
Xavier Dillard Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Sadly, Xavier Dillard posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lightridge over Independence on Thursday. Dillard wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Independence's probably not too fond of Dillard given he always seems to get the better of them. When Dillard last faced the back in October of 2023, he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 32.75
Riverside Gets a Boost from Evelyn in 31-21 Defeat
While Riverside might've come up empty on Thursday, Robert Evelyn wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Evelyn as he threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Evelyn has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 153.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 76.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.17
Owen Working Makes It Two for Lightridge
Another Lightridge player making an appearance on this list is Owen Working. He threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
This year, Working has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 105 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.10
Other Notable Players
- Brady Carmical: 208 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Nick Nassib: 139 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Hunter Davis: 82 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.45)
- Grant MacBean: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.73)
- Al Honesty: 49 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
