5A District 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cibastian Broughton Delivers Best Effort of Season
Fleming Island came up short on Friday despite Cibastian Broughton delivering his best game to date. Broughton threw for 359 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards on only ten carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. Fleming Island is 2-1 when Broughton posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Unfortunately for Creekside, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Broughton. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Broughton saw the Knights), he threw for 221 yards and five touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.13
Sebastian Cruz Makes It Two for Fleming Island
Keeping Broughton company is Sebastian Cruz, a fellow Fleming Island player. He punched in a rushing score.
This season, Cruz has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 8.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.15
Trace Burney Turns in Another Game with at Least 110 Receiving Yards
On Friday, Fleming Island had to settle for second even though Trace Burney put up the best numbers he has all season. Burney's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 receiving yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 63 yards.
This year, Burney has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 99.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 17.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.95
A Season-Best Performance from Dylon Ruiz Leads Orange Park over Westside
Orange Park was led to victory by Dylon Ruiz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ruiz rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns.
The win snapped Orange Park's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 2-5 record. Ruiz and Orange Park will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ponte Vedra at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 33.90
Brian Case Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brian Case of Ponte Vedra. Case rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
Ponte Vedra's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Case and Ponte Vedra will take on Middleburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.20
Other Notable Players
- Aj Whitt: 1 interception, 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jm Pawlick: 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Eric Gentry: (Gamescore: 15.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
