6A Region II District 14 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Drake Williams Turns in Season-Best Effort
Benjamin Davis came up short on Thursday despite Drake Williams delivering his best game to date. Williams rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
With the defeat, Benjamin Davis broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-3. Williams and Benjamin Davis will square off against Nimitz at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.70
Big Game from Dent As Westfield Won 42-15
Miles Dent was instrumental in extending Westfield's winning streak to three on Friday. Dent was unstoppable, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 164 yards and a touchdown on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
Westfield's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. Dent and Westfield will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 38.73
Demonte Ford Makes It Two for Westfield
Keeping Dent company is Demonte Ford, a fellow Westfield player. He rushed for 171 yards while picking up 9.5 yards per carry.
For the season, Ford has averaged 79.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.88
Spring's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Kannon Charles
Kannon Charles helped snap Spring's six-game losing streak dating back to last season. Eisenhower had no answer to Charles on Saturday as he made six total tackles and snagged two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Spring's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Charles and Spring will face off against MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.00
Merrico Phillips Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Merrico Phillips helped snap Spring's six-game losing streak dating back to last season. Phillips wasn't messing around on Saturday, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Phillips has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.25
Other Notable Players
- Caedyn Daughtry: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Kye Milage: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Dereon Williams: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Nicholas Tramble: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.07)
- David Edmondson: 41 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
