Baltimore County 1 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!
Damon Ferguson Jr. Goes Supernova in Milford Mill Academy Win
Damon Ferguson Jr.'s big game helped extend Milford Mill Academy's winning streak to eight on Friday. Perry Hall had no answer to Ferguson Jr. as he rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 178 rushing yards gave Ferguson Jr. a new career-high.
Milford Mill Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Ferguson Jr. and Milford Mill Academy will take on Loyola Blakefield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.10
Newberns Posts Huge Game in 55-20 Win
Owen Newberns was instrumental in extending Milford Mill Academy's winning streak to eight on Friday. Newberns turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 23 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 122 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Newberns has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 170.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.93
Emmanuel Adisa Delivers Best Effort of Season
Kenwood was led to victory by Emmanuel Adisa, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Adisa picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles.
With the win, Kenwood broke their eight-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-7. Adisa and Kenwood will face off against Perry Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.50
Milford Mill Academy Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Michael Smith Jr
Milford Mill Academy picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Michael Smith Jr. Smith Jr turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 123 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the year, Smith Jr has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 47.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.80
Darryl Giles Jr Puts an End to Kenwood's Losing Streak on Friday
Kenwood's eight-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Darryl Giles Jr. Nobody could stop Giles Jr on Friday as he picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Giles Jr has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 72.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.88 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.65
Other Notable Players
- Tristin Tyler Richardson: 34 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.45)
- Ryan Hartman: 1.5 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Jaidon Williams: 1 sack and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Dajuan Nelson: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.20)
- Daniel Davis: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
