2A Region 5 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!
Ronald Wilder Jr. Delivers Best Performance of Season
Greene County was led to victory by Ronald Wilder Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilder Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (289).
This year, Wilder Jr. has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 199.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 109.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 78.87
Aj Lowe Delivers Electric Performance Vs Aliceville
Aj Lowe was instrumental in extending Sulligent's winning streak to three on Friday. Lowe turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defending a pass.
If history really does repeat itself, Lowe might just drop another big game when he faces off against South Lamar on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Lowe saw the Stallions), he rushed for 163 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 43.58
Haigen Gann put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He made eight total tackles (0.5 for loss) and defended two passes. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Sulligent is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
This year, Gann has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 41.50
Fields Came Up Big in Vincent's 32-24 Defeat
While Vincent might've come up empty on Friday, Casen Fields wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Fields as he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
Vincent's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. Fields and Vincent will host Montevallo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.77
A Season-Best Effort from Wyatt Sandlin Leads Sulligent over Aliceville
Sulligent was led to victory by Wyatt Sandlin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sandlin picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (6.5 for loss). He has become a key player for Sulligent: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 2-4 otherwise.
This year, Sandlin has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 33.75
Other Notable Players
- Preston Lancaster: 196 yards passing; 67 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- Damian Isaac: 2 sacks and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Kenderious Chapman: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Cornelius Hunter: 2 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Ford Beeker: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps