A D1 Region 2 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!
Duke Johnson's Big Game Leads Dodge County over Jefferson County
Dodge County picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Duke Johnson. Johnson was unstoppable, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Dodge County pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Johnson and Dodge County will take on Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.73
Bostic Came Up Big in Dublin's 48-17 Victory
Xavier Bostic's big game helped extend Dublin's winning streak to eight on Friday. Bostic was unstoppable, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 78 yards.
Dublin's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Bostic and Dublin will face off against Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.40
Willie Batts Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Dublin was led to victory by Willie Batts, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Batts rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.5) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the season, Batts has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 18 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 57.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.72
A Season-Best Performance from Ace Hatcher Leads Academy for Classical Education over Southwest
On Friday, Academy for Classical Education got the W thanks in part to Ace Hatcher playing the best football he has all season. Hatcher rushed for 84 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 119 yards while completing 85.7% of his passes.
For the year, Hatcher has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 133 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.88
Dodge County Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Raphael Howard
Dodge County picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Raphael Howard. Jefferson County had no answer to Howard as he punched in a rushing score.
On the season, Howard has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.20
Other Notable Players
- Nick Woodford: 64 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 28.48)
- Amari White: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Azontae Walker: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.88)
- Saquan Walker: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Tayvon Shivers: 7 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
