AAAAA Region 4 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!
Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr. Delivers Electric Effort Vs River Bluff
Irmo picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr.. Brand Jr. did his part (and then some), rushing for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 120 yards while completing 75% of his passes for the 'W'. Those 210 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
River Bluff's probably not too fond of Brand Jr. given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Brand Jr. saw the Gators), he threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 56.60
Aaron Griffin Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, River Bluff had to settle for second even though Aaron Griffin put up the best numbers he has all season. Griffin rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Griffin is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Chapin on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Griffin saw the Eagles), he picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 46.60
A Season-Best Effort from Tanner Short Leads Chapin over Lexington
On Friday, Chapin had to settle for second even though Tanner Short put up the best numbers he has all season. Short picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Short is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against River Bluff on Friday. Short picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss) the last time he and the Gators duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.25
Maurice Anderson and Co. Win 14th in a Row
Maurice Anderson's big game helped extend Dutch Fork's winning streak to 14 on Friday. Anderson wasn't messing around, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Dutch Fork's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Anderson and Dutch Fork will square off against Lexington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.22
Cole Martin Dazzles in Chapin Defeat
Cole Martin posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards.
On the season, Martin has averaged 45.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 80.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.43
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Offing: 202 yards passing; 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.87)
- Amire White: 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.58)
- Brady Albro: 334 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.17)
- Gavin Stam: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Caleb Davis: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
