AAAAA Region 7 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!
Chalmers Ballard Goes Supernova in Lucy Beckham Win
Starting off the list is Lucy Beckham's Chalmers Ballard, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ballard rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 130 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This year, Ballard has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 155.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 5.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 71.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.77
Loren Whitehurst Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Wando had to settle for second even though Loren Whitehurst put up the best numbers he has all season. Whitehurst wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Whitehurst has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 8.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 40.25
Stratford Gets a Boost from Davis in 30-22 Defeat
While Jachin Davis delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Stratford. Nobody could stop Davis as he rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 145 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Davis has thrown 9 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 169.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.37
Berkeley Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Henry Rivers
Henry Rivers was instrumental in extending Berkeley's winning streak to three on Friday. Rivers was unstoppable, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
The victory got Berkeley back to even at 3-3. Rivers and Berkeley will stay at home for another week and welcome Goose Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.37
Harris Stone Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Harris Stone posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Wando over Goose Creek on Friday. Stone threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Stone has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 164.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.90
Other Notable Players
- Hank Aeppli: 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Cole Fletcher: 88 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.47)
- Bryson Mcgee: 127 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Marcus Henderson: 1 interception and 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Evan Manos: 30 yards receiving; 45 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
