AAAA Region 2 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!
Mark Howard Turns in Season-Best Performance
Woodland was led to victory by Mark Howard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Howard rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
With the win, Woodland broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7. Howard will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Stockbridge on Friday.
Gamescore: 73.28
Waye Made His Presence Known in Ola's 42-10 Win
Caden Waye posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Ola's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Waye and Ola will be playing in front of their home fans against McDonough at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.18
Jones County Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Zacari Thomas
Zacari Thomas's big game helped extend Jones County's winning streak to three on Friday. Thomas was dynamite, making a tackle.
Jones County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Thomas and Jones County will face off against Locust Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.73
Stockbridge picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Joshua Scott. Scott was dynamite, throwing for 198 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Stockbridge's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Scott's next contest is against Woodland on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 36.10
Brayden Rogers Makes It Two for Woodland
The second Woodland player making an appearance here is Brayden Rogers, and for good reason. He rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 137 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes.
This year, Rogers has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 71.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.73
Other Notable Players
- Devin Edmonds: 286 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.77)
- Edward Minor: 80 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.00)
- Jacob Skinner: 2 sacks, 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.75)
- Macklin Sanders: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.30)
- Jaivon Solomon: 102 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
