5A Region 6 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!
Nelson Made His Presence Known in Leeds' 49-24 Victory
Starting off the list is Leeds's Conner Nelson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nelson rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Leeds' victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Nelson and Leeds will take on Pelham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.52
A Season-Best Effort from Kevin James Leads Moody over Springville
Kevin James produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Moody to the win on Friday. James rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the sixth in a row for Moody, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. James and Moody will be playing at home against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Keywone Posey Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Keywone Posey posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Center Point over Leeds on Friday. Posey rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards.
Center Point is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Posey and Center Point will challenge Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.25
Landyn Smith's Big Game Leads St. Clair County over Lincoln
Landyn Smith continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns.
The victory got St. Clair County back to even at 4-4. Smith and St. Clair County will head out to face off against Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.90
Meadows Came Up Big in Moody's 56-13 Win
Le'Kamren Meadows's big game helped extend Moody's winning streak to six on Friday. Meadows turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
This year, Meadows has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.48
Other Notable Players
- Charlie Johnston: 150 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Bailey Abercombie: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Bravis Cave Jr: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.80)
- Jaquoryae Busby: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.92)
- Zj Dale: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
