3A-2 Region III District 9 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!
Colt Boyd and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Grand Saline picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Colt Boyd. Boyd's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
Grand Saline pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Boyd and Grand Saline will head out to challenge Lone Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.80
Taylor Posts Huge Game in 61-0 Win
Jett Taylor's big game helped extend Grand Saline's winning streak to seven on Friday. Taylor was unstoppable, throwing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards.
This year, Taylor has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 117.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.93
Slayde Parnell Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Slayde Parnell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lone Oak to the win on Friday. Parnell threw for 350 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
The victory for Lone Oak keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Parnell and Lone Oak will challenge Grand Saline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.83
A Season-Best Performance from Tre Hubbard Leads Lone Oak over Quitman
Lone Oak was led to victory by Tre Hubbard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hubbard picked up 203 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards.
On the year, Hubbard has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 66.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had four receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 44.80
Kolton Prox Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Grand Saline got the W thanks in part to Kolton Prox playing the best football he has all season. Prox picked up 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards.
For the season, Prox has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.10
Other Notable Players
- Jathen Johnson: 177 yards receiving, 4 TDs (Gamescore: 42.20)
- Trevor Golightly: 349 yards passing; 68 yards rushing (Gamescore: 40.87)
- Bryson Hobbs: 122 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.87)
- Klayton Meadows: 235 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.27)
- Lucas Pippin: 24 yards receiving; 102 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
