5A-2 Region II District 8 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!
Jack Merryman Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Montgomery's Jack Merryman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Merryman threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Montgomery's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Merryman and Montgomery will square off against West Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.37
A Season-Best Effort from Damion Taylor Leads Montgomery over Splendora
Montgomery was led to victory by Damion Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Taylor has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.67
Andrew Soliz Goes Supernova in Dayton Defeat
Andrew Soliz continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 11th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Dayton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Soliz and Dayton will take on Splendora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.75
Brayden Hinton Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Splendora had to settle for second even though Brayden Hinton put up the best numbers he has all season. Hinton threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards.
Splendora is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Hinton and Splendora will head out to square off against Dayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.23
Alex Goode Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Montgomery got the W thanks in part to Alex Goode playing the best football he has all season. Goode picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This year, Goode has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
Other Notable Players
- Tj Burch: 187 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Dq Swapsy: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.65)
- Keldrid Ben: 51 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.35)
- Eli Morcos: 173 yards passing; 42 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
