4A-1 Region II District 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!
Jed Ross Goes Supernova in Decatur Win
Starting off the list is Decatur's Jed Ross, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ross threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Ross and Decatur are taking a road trip to face off against Western Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ross will face off against Kyu Wilson, the Cougars' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 29.10
Ryan Kirk Turns in Season-Best Performance
Springtown was led to victory by Ryan Kirk, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kirk rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Springtown, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Kirk and Springtown will take on Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.98
Hill Came Up Big in Springtown's 35-0 Win
Springtown picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kaine Hill. Nobody could stop Hill as he threw for 207 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Hill has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 171.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
A Season-Best Performance from Landon Downes Leads Springtown over Eastern Hills
Landon Downes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Springtown to the win on Friday. Downes picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Downes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.75
Jake Milligan Makes It Two for Decatur
Another Decatur player making an appearance on this list is Jake Milligan. He rushed for 106 yards.
Milligan's next game is against Western Hills on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance. Milligan will face off against Elijah Jones on Thursday, the Cougars' star rusher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Braydon Butler: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
- Jamari Fletcher: 98 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
