2A-I 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!
Bradley Breland Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Kiefer was led to victory by Bradley Breland, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Breland rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (119.2). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This year, Breland has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 119.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 49 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 70.75
Carson Payne Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Heavener got the W thanks in part to Carson Payne playing the best football he has all season. Payne's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.
On the year, Payne has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 134.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.90
A Season-Best Effort from Zaid Rodriguez Leads Heavener over Roland
Zaid Rodriguez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Heavener to the win on Friday. Rodriguez threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Rodriguez has thrown 4 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 78.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.82
Quincy Shelton and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Quincy Shelton's big game helped extend Hugo's winning streak to five on Friday. Shelton did his part (and then some), picking up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Hugo's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Shelton and Hugo will face off against Kiefer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.67
Ezra Powis Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Ezra Powis posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Bethel over Kingston on Thursday. Powis rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
This season, Powis has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 68.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 16.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
Other Notable Players
- Kevin Thornburg: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.57)
- Gavin Lynch: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
