AAAAAA Region 8 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Dream Rashad Leads Mountain View over Central Gwinnett
On Thursday, Mountain View got the W thanks in part to Dream Rashad playing the best football he has all season. Rashad threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Mountain View's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. Rashad and Mountain View will square off against Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
Seven Rashad Delivers Best Effort of Season
Seven Rashad produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain View to the win on Thursday. Rashad picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 91 yards.
This season, Rashad has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 61.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.18
Ethan Ervin Turns in Season-Best Performance
Buford was led to victory by Ethan Ervin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Ervin rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory (which was Buford's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Ervin and Buford have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Central Gwinnett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.80
A Season-Best Performance from Alijah Patillo Leads Collins Hill over Mill Creek
Collins Hill was led to victory by Alijah Patillo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Patillo picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Patillo and Collins Hill will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Patillo will face off against Isaac Kareem-Maman, the Falcons' star WR. 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: 22.88
Jadon Martin Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jadon Martin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Collins Hill to the win on Thursday. Martin picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.1 total tackles per game. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Martin has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.13 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.5 defended passes.
Gamescore: 20.75
Other Notable Players
- Deuce Geralds: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Dylan Mccoy: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Dayton Raiola: 121 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.97)
- Hayden Bradley: 37 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
