3A Region 3 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!
Cavonta Washington Goes Supernova in Rivercrest Win
Starting off the list is Rivercrest's Cavonta Washington, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Washington rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
The win for Rivercrest keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Colts challenges Hoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.23
Harrisburg's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Jayvin Thompson
Harrisburg's 14-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Jayvin Thompson. Thompson turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday, rushing for 148 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
Harrisburg's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Thompson and Harrisburg will challenge Manila at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.47
Barker Posts Huge Game in 48-44 Defeat
Kiandrea Barker continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. He rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry.
Newport's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. Barker and Newport will square off against Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.48
Demetric Denton Makes It Two for Newport
Another Newport player making an appearance on this list is Demetric Denton. He forced a fumble and made five total tackles. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made five total tackles.
For the season, Denton has averaged 5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 37.03
Other Notable Players
- Andrew England: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Luke Reynolds: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Enrique Perez: 131 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Jayden Young: 32 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.78)
- Trae Henderson: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.50)
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