3A-2 Region III District 11 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!
Josh Smith Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Arp got the W thanks in part to Josh Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.6 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (117.4) per game. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 87-yard run.
Arp has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Winona at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 83.20
Dalton Walker Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Dalton Walker posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Elkhart over Arp on Friday. Walker rushed for 260 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Elkhart dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Walker and Elkhart will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Winona at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 74.58
Dejuan Johnson Dazzles in New Diana Win
New Diana picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dejuan Johnson. Nobody could stop Johnson as he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
New Diana pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Johnson and New Diana will challenge Buffalo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.53
Big Game from Davis As Buffalo Fell 46-44
Buffalo had to settle for second on Friday, but Cole Davis sure wasn't going down easily. Davis was dynamite, rushing for 150 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 195 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
Buffalo is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Davis and Buffalo will square off against New Diana at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.00
Davyon Mapps and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Davyon Mapps's big game helped extend New Diana's winning streak to seven on Friday. Mapps' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Mapps has averaged 124.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 73.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.35
Other Notable Players
- Brett Wells: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.67)
- Thomas Mckelvey: 68 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Ayden Hamilton: 9 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Hadley Overby: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Angel Ruiz: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
