3A 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!
Caleb Leisenring Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Salem's Caleb Leisenring, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Leisenring made two total tackles. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Salem is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Salem pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Leisenring and Salem will host Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.98
Mason Martin Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Atkins came up short on Friday despite Mason Martin delivering his best game to date. Martin rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109). Those 184 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the year, Martin has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.38
Jamare Lovelace Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Jamare Lovelace posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Quitman over Mayflower on Friday. Lovelace picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made five total tackles.
Quitman now has a losing record at 3-4. Lovelace and Quitman are taking a road trip to square off against Atkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.30
Martin Made His Presence Known in Atkins' 42-41 Defeat
Another Atkins player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Martin. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Martin and Atkins will welcome Quitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Martin took on the Bulldogs, he rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.58
Ethan Birmingham Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Ethan Birmingham produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Salem to the win on Friday. Birmingham rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Birmingham has averaged 3.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Other Notable Players
- Jordon Moore-Payne: 212 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Aiden Province: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Keagan Sanderson: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- John Davis: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Jackson Taylor: 107 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
