3A 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!
Kamario Taylor Dazzles in Noxubee County Win
Starting off the list is Noxubee County's Kamario Taylor, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taylor threw for 207 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Noxubee County, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Taylor and Noxubee County will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on McLaurin at 7:00 p.m. on October 31st.
Gamescore: 68.30
Yates Came Up Big in Kemper County's 40-22 Victory
Damarius Yates continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Philadelphia's probably not too fond of Yates given he always seems to get the better of them. When Yates last faced the Tornadoes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 37.80
Kendetryon Backstrom Makes It Two for Kemper County
Another Kemper County player making an appearance on this list is Kendetryon Backstrom. He threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Philadelphia's probably not too fond of Backstrom given he always seems to get the better of them. Backstrom rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 133 yards on only ten passes the last time he and the Tornadoes duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.60
Another Kemper County player making an appearance on this list is Al'Javion Gordon. He picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Gordon has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 67.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 11 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.02
Kendrick White Crosses Big Stat Threshold
The second Noxubee County player making an appearance here is Kendrick White, and for good reason. He picked up 0.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (3.5 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.4 total tackles per game.
This season, White has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 18.75
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
