4A Region 5 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Donovan Higgins Leads Pearl-Cohn over Greenbrier
Donovan Higgins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pearl-Cohn to the win on Friday. Higgins picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Pearl-Cohn, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Higgins and Pearl-Cohn will face off against White House at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.17
Lj Funk Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Pearl-Cohn got the W thanks in part to Lj Funk playing the best football he has all season. Funk threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Funk has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 131.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Ellis Made His Presence Known in Station Camp's 14-7 Win
Station Camp found a leader in Ocoee Ellis as the squad took down Creek Wood on Friday. Creek Wood had no answer to Ellis as he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Station Camp is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Ellis and Station Camp will challenge Montgomery Central on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.40
Kelton Crisp's Big Game Leads Station Camp over Creek Wood
Another Station Camp player making an appearance on this list is Kelton Crisp. He made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Crisp is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
This season, Crisp has averaged 8 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.00
Evan Johnson and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Evan Johnson was instrumental in extending Pearl-Cohn's winning streak to six on Friday. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 18.60
Other Notable Players
- Willis Bell: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
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