AAAA Region 3 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!
Wyatt Thompson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Pickens
Starting off the list is Camden's Wyatt Thompson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thompson rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 65 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Camden, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. Thompson and Camden are taking a road trip to face off against Wren at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.48
South Pointe Gets a Boost from Pickett-Hicks in 77-0 Victory
Mason Pickett-Hicks was instrumental in extending South Pointe's winning streak to seven on Friday. Blue Ridge had no answer to Pickett-Hicks as he rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Pickett-Hicks' longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
South Pointe's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Pickett-Hicks will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Greer on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.08
Solomon Kelson Delivers Best Effort of Season
A.C. Flora was led to victory by Solomon Kelson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kelson rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
A.C. Flora's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Kelson and A.C. Flora will challenge Westside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.28
Navi Boykin Dazzles in Camden Victory
The second Camden player making an appearance here is Navi Boykin, and for good reason. He rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the season, Boykin has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 43.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 1.36 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.70
Tylin Drakeford Makes It Three for Camden
Another Camden player making an appearance on this list is Tylin Drakeford. He picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Drakeford has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 67.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.23
Other Notable Players
- Roper Wentzky: 210 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.40)
- Jaquawn Neely: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (6.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Seth Tillman: 8 total tackles (6.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Isaiah Watson: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Deion Wright: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
