AAAAA Region 7 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!
Tojuan Peyton Jr. Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lanier was led to victory by Tojuan Peyton Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Peyton Jr. rushed for 280 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
Peyton Jr. and Lanier will challenge Roswell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Peyton Jr. up against the Hornets' star running back Synkwan Smith. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 71.68
Trey Smith Dazzles in Roswell Victory
Trey Smith's big game helped extend Roswell's winning streak to four on Friday. Smith was unstoppable, throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Lanier on Friday. The matchup will pit Smith up against the Longhorns' star signal caller Ben Vanden Bos. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 52.87
TJ Lester and Co. Win 18th in a Row
TJ Lester's big game helped extend Milton's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Lester was excellent, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.6) per game. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Milton pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Lester and Milton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Johns Creek at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 33.00
Luke Nickel's big game helped extend Milton's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Nickel did his part (and then some), throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards for the 'W'. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
For the year, Nickel has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 230.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.27
Nick Peal Makes It Two for Roswell
Another Roswell player making an appearance on this list is Nick Peal. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Peal is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Lanier on Friday. When Peal last faced the Longhorns back in November of 2023, he made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 29.63
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Barbour: 140 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.42)
- Hayden Tumminia: 0.5 sacks, 11 total tackles (1.5 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Brody Duffy: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Tristen Payne: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
