A-I District 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Pj Faul Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pj Faul produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Haskell to the win on Friday. Faul rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
Haskell's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Faul and Haskell will square off against Hulbert at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 73.37
Jaseir Posey Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Thursday's win was certainly a team effort, someone pulling more than their own weight was underclassman Jaseir Posey. He showed up in a big way on Thursday, throwing for 244 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
This year, Posey has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 339.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.77
Botts Came Up Big in Hulbert's 60-16 Loss
While Hulbert might've come up empty on Thursday, Cody Botts wasn't going down without a fight. Botts was unstoppable, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hulbert's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Botts and Hulbert will be playing in front of their home fans against Haskell at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 37.35
Noah Ellis Makes It Two for Haskell
Another Haskell player making an appearance on this list is Noah Ellis. He forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This year, Ellis has averaged 4 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.50
Lubbock Drake Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lubbock Drake of Warner. Drake forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles.
On the season, Drake has averaged 12.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 17.83 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 30.98
Other Notable Players
- Aden Reeves: 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Jaxson Cash: 154 yards passing; 44 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.07)
- Acetin Rowell: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Aj Lyons-Jerrell: 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.90)
- Brett Lindley: 39 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
