3A 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!
Jaden Martin Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Atkins's Jaden Martin, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martin rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.7). He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The victory (which was Atkins' third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Martin and Atkins will challenge Melbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.62
A Season-Best Performance from Jordon Moore-Payne Leads Quitman over Episcopal
On Friday, Quitman got the W thanks in part to Jordon Moore-Payne playing the best football he has all season. Moore-Payne wasn't messing around, throwing for 305 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The contest was his fourth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
The victory got Quitman back to even at 3-3. Moore-Payne and Quitman will take on Mayflower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.13
Bryson Thacker Makes It Two for Quitman
Keeping Moore-Payne company is Bryson Thacker, a fellow Quitman player. He picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
This year, Thacker has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 59.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.80
Braiden Riley Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Quitman was led to victory by Braiden Riley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Riley picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (6.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game. Quitman is 2-1 when Riley posts two or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Riley has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.50
Cole Crawford Makes It Two for Atkins
Another Atkins player making an appearance on this list is Cole Crawford. He threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards.
This year, Crawford has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 155.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 40.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.57
Other Notable Players
- Dylan Gaskins: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.15)
- Jackson Taylor: 127 yards passing; 79 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.07)
- Mason Martin: 76 yards rushing; 59 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
