AAAAAA Region 5 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!
Nick Grimstead Delivers Electric Performance Vs Cherokee
Nick Grimstead's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Grimstead was unstoppable, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 104 yards on eight of 15 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
North Cobb's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Grimstead and North Cobb will venture away from home to challenge Etowah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.53
Belyeu Posts Huge Game in 56-10 Victory
Zach Belyeu's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Belyeu was unstoppable, rushing for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
For the year, Belyeu has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 97 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Kaeden Gilstrap and Co. Win Third in a Row
Kaeden Gilstrap was instrumental in extending Walton's winning streak to three on Friday. Gilstrap was dynamite, throwing for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the season, Gilstrap has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 175.9 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: 30.50
James Skelly's Big Game Leads North Paulding over Wheeler
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Skelly has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 109.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.40
Big Game from Negron As North Cobb Won 56-10
North Cobb picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cooper Negron. Nobody could stop Negron as he picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles. Negron is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
On the year, Negron has averaged 13 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Christian Ward: 115 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.83)
- Lucas Farrington: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Markell Taylor: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Josiah Allen: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Israel Conway: 126 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
