4A-2 Region II District 8 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!
Jase Warren Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Athens's Jase Warren, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Warren picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles, and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles, and defended a pass.
The win (which was Athens' fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Warren and Athens will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carthage at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.05
Gabriel Hendricks Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Brownsboro had to settle for second even though Gabriel Hendricks put up the best numbers he has all season. Hendricks picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Brownsboro is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Hendricks and Brownsboro will be playing in front of their home fans against Rusk at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.93
Thatcher Diamond Makes It Two for Athens
The second Athens player making an appearance here is Thatcher Diamond, and for good reason. He threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 29.90
Adam Thompson Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Brownsboro had to settle for second even though Adam Thompson put up the best numbers he has all season. Thompson threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Thompson has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 126.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.47 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 68.08 passer rating.
Gamescore: 28.70
A Constellation of Stars for Brownsboro
Another Brownsboro player making an appearance on this list is Bralen Kirkpatrick. He made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the year, Kirkpatrick has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.12
Other Notable Players
- Trey Martin: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 26.63)
- Elijah Carnes: 7 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Hudson Hykel: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Crew Bowman: 48 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps