AAA Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Arkeyveon Hood Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.60
A Season-Best Effort from Caden Lavinka Leads Mary Persons over Lagrange
Sadly, Caden Lavinka posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mary Persons over LaGrange on Thursday. Lavinka picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.
On the year, Lavinka has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.45
JT Austin Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Sandy Creek got the W thanks in part to JT Austin playing the best football he has all season. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The win for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin and Sandy Creek will take on Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Corey Hadley Jr Turns in Season-Best Performance
Corey Hadley Jr produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sandy Creek to the win on Friday. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
On the year, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Render-Fannin Posts Huge Game in 41-28 Victory
Malachi Render-Fannin was instrumental in extending LaGrange's winning streak to five on Thursday. Render-Fannin did his part (and then some), rushing for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
LaGrange's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Render-Fannin and LaGrange will challenge Troup County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Mac Nelson: 343 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- Javarris Warner: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Skylen Straughn: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Josiah Knight: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Dashun Gilbert: 123 yards passing; 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
