This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Austin Battle Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Wake Prep Academy's Austin Battle, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Battle threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
The win was the third in a row for Wake Prep Academy, bringing their record up to 3-2. Coming up, Battle and the Guardians are taking a road trip to square off against Washington County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.30
Justin Battle Makes It Two for Wake Prep Academy
Another Wake Prep Academy player making an appearance on this list is Justin Battle. He picked up 149 receiving yards and one score. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 61 yards.
On the season, Battle has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 107.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.82
Big Game from Jimenez As American Leadership Academy-Johnston Fell 41-21
Anthony Jimenez's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 139+ rushing yards. He rushed for 139 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
This season, Jimenez has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 190.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 89.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Dondre Allen and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Dondre Allen's big game helped extend Louisburg's winning streak to five on Friday. Beddingfield had no answer to Allen as he rushed for 118 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the year, Allen has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 108.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 26.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.78
A Constellation of Stars for Wake Prep Academy
Another Wake Prep Academy player making an appearance on this list is Brad Strait. He made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Strait is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
For the year, Strait has averaged 15.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.35
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Fulton: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Mikah Mcknight: 113 yards passing; 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.93)
- Sayvion Burgress: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Jah'kese Bodrick: 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
