TAIAO Division 3 - North (6 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Hayden Yelverton Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Community Christian's Hayden Yelverton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Yelverton wasn't messing around on Thursday, rushing for 98 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. The contest was his sixth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Community Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. They and Valor Preparatory Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.13
While Jones Bryce delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Grace Classical Christian Academy. Bryce was unstoppable, rushing for 210 yards on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Grace Classical Christian Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Bryce and Grace Classical Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Azle Christian at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 43.07
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Hunter Strickland stepped things up a notch to give West Texas T the 'W'. Strickland turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 18 yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for West Texas T and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Panhandle Christian Home Educators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.30
River Bryan Makes It Two for Community Christian
The second Community Christian player making an appearance here is River Bryan, and for good reason. He picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Bryan has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.75
Kirby Jensen Makes It Two for West Texas T
The second West Texas T player making an appearance here is Kirby Jensen, and for good reason. He rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the year, Jensen has averaged 3.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
