AAAA Region 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!
Drew Beane Puts an End to Northview's Losing Streak on Thursday
Northview's 16-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Drew Beane. Beane produced his best game of the campaign on Thursday: he threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Those 33 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Northview's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Beane and Northview will take on Druid Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.47
Logan Kupfer Delivers Best Effort of Season
Thanks in part to Logan Kupfer, Northview said goodbye to their 16-game losing streak dating back to last season. Kupfer rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
On the year, Kupfer has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 58 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.28
Northview's 16-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Cade Zeman. Zeman produced his best game of the campaign on Thursday: he picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards.
This season, Zeman has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.37
Jarquis Williams Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, North Springs had to settle for second even though Jarquis Williams put up the best numbers he has all season. Williams made ten total tackles and defended a pass.
North Springs is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Williams and North Springs will challenge Tucker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.30
Big Game from Gooding As Lithonia Won 27-6
Rounding off our Top Five is Albert Gooding of Lithonia. Gooding rushed for 161 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lithonia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Gooding and Lithonia will square off against St. Pius X Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.28
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
