3A 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!
Caleb Leisenring Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Salem's Caleb Leisenring, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Leisenring made two total tackles. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Salem is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Salem pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Leisenring's next contest is against Mountain View on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 45.98
Mason Martin Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Mason Martin posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Atkins over Melbourne on Friday. Martin rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Martin has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.38
A Season-Best Effort from Jamare Lovelace Leads Quitman over Mayflower
Sadly, Jamare Lovelace posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Quitman over Mayflower on Friday. Lovelace picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles.
Quitman now has a losing record at 3-4. Lovelace and Quitman will venture away from home to face off against Atkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.30
Martin Posts Huge Game in 42-41 Loss
Another Atkins player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Martin. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Martin and Atkins will host Quitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Martin took on the Bulldogs, he rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.58
Ethan Birmingham Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Salem got the W thanks in part to Ethan Birmingham playing the best football he has all season. Birmingham rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Birmingham has averaged 3.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Other Notable Players
- Jordon Moore-Payne: 212 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Aiden Province: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Keagan Sanderson: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- John Davis: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Jackson Taylor: 107 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
