5A District 3 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Demhir Jackson Leads Fleming Island over Parker
Demhir Jackson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fleming Island to the win on Friday. Jackson rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 134 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Jackson has averaged 20.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 57.08
Ponte Vedra Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Brian Case
Ponte Vedra picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brian Case. Case's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Case has averaged 13.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.07
Eddie Jordan Delivers Electric Performance Vs Middleburg
Eddie Jordan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Beachside pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Jordan's next contest is against Orange Park on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 41.40
Trace Burney Delivers Best Performance of Season
Trace Burney produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fleming Island to the win on Friday. Burney's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 receiving yards dating back to last season.
This season, Burney has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 110.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.05
Big Game from Broughton As Fleming Island Won 51-24
Another Fleming Island player making an appearance on this list is Cibastian Broughton. He threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards.
This season, Broughton has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 196.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 63 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.80
Other Notable Players
- Quinton Moore: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.30)
- Carson Stewart: 234 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.70)
- Robbie Grieco: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Drew Price: 142 yards passing; 73 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.17)
- Martin Geary: 8 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
