AAAAAA Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Xavier Butler Goes Supernova in South Gwinnett Victory
Starting off the list is South Gwinnett's Xavier Butler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Butler rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
South Gwinnett pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Butler and South Gwinnett will face off against Grayson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
A Season-Best Effort from Jordan Do Leads Archer over South Gwinnett
Archer came up short on Saturday despite Jordan Do delivering his best game to date. Do rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns.
Archer's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. Do and Archer will challenge Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.27
Eric Ramey Iii Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Saturday, South Gwinnett got the W thanks in part to Eric Ramey Iii playing the best football he has all season. Ramey Iii rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Ramey Iii has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 106.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 18.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.80
Johnson Posts Huge Game in 46-6 Victory
Zion Johnson's rushing tear continued on Saturday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 105+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 194 yards on only five carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The victory got Newton back to even at 3-3. Johnson's next match is against Rockdale County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 36.80
Jakobi Jones Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jakobi Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rockdale County to the win on Friday. Jones picked up two sacks, forced two fumbles, and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
With the victory, Rockdale County broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-3. Jones and Rockdale County will welcome Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Cook: 50 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.77)
- Deron Benson: 229 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.17)
- Deontae Burtts: 103 yards passing; 93 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Legend Williams: 90 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.58)
- Jalen Shivers: 1 sack, 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
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