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!
A Season-Best Effort from Robert Kellen Leads Independence over Lightridge
Robert Kellen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Independence to the win on Thursday. Kellen rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Independence is 2-1 when Kellen posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory got Independence back to even at 3-3. Kellen and Independence will square off against Riverside on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Justin Jordan Dazzles 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.
Lightridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jordan it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jordan saw Lightridge), he picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Gamescore: 33.00
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Xavier Dillard
Lightridge came up short on Thursday despite Xavier Dillard delivering his best game to date. Dillard wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Independence had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dillard it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dillard saw the ), he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 32.75
Evelyn Posts Huge Game in 31-21 Loss
Riverside was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Robert Evelyn did his best to prevent it. Evelyn was dynamite, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
This 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
The second Lightridge player making an appearance here is Owen Working, and for good reason. He threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
On the 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
