A D1 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!
Duke Johnson Delivers Electric Effort Vs Jefferson County
Duke Johnson's big game helped extend Dodge County's winning streak to eight on Friday. Johnson was unstoppable, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards.
Dodge County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Johnson and Dodge County will challenge Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.73
Big Game from Bostic As Dublin Won 48-17
Xavier Bostic was instrumental in extending Dublin's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Bostic as he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards.
Dublin's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Bostic and Dublin will take on Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.40
Willie Batts Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Dublin was led to victory by Willie Batts, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Batts rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.5). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the season, Batts has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 18 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 57.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.72
Ace Hatcher Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Academy for Classical Education got the W thanks in part to Ace Hatcher playing the best football he has all season. Hatcher rushed for 84 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 119 yards while completing 85.7% of his passes.
On the year, Hatcher has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 133 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 6.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.88
Dodge County Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Raphael Howard
Dodge County picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Raphael Howard. Howard turned in nothing short of a gem, punching in a rushing score.
For the season, Howard has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.20
Other Notable Players
- Nick Woodford: 64 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 28.48)
- Amari White: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Azontae Walker: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.88)
- Saquan Walker: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Tayvon Shivers: 7 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
