AAAAA Region 7 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!
Tojuan Peyton Jr. Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tojuan Peyton Jr. produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lanier to the win on Friday. Peyton Jr. rushed for 280 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
Peyton Jr. and Lanier will challenge Roswell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Peyton Jr. up against the Hornets' star rusher Synkwan Smith. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 71.68
Trey Smith Goes Supernova in Roswell Victory
Trey Smith was instrumental in extending Roswell's winning streak to four on Friday. Smith did his part (and then some), throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
Smith and Roswell will venture away from home to take on Lanier at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Smith will face off against Ben Vanden Bos, the Longhorns' star QB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 52.87
Milton Wins 18th-Straight Thanks to TJ Lester
Milton picked up their 18th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to TJ Lester. Lester was excellent, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.6) per game. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
Milton pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Lester and Milton will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Johns Creek at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 33.00
Luke Nickel's big game helped extend Milton's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Nickel did his part (and then some), throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards for the 'W'. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
For the year, Nickel has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 230.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.27
Nick Peal Makes It Two for Roswell
Another Roswell player making an appearance on this list is Nick Peal. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards.
Peal might have his next game, a home matchup with Lanier, circled on his calendar. When Peal last faced the Longhorns back in November of 2023, he made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 29.63
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Barbour: 140 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.42)
- Hayden Tumminia: 0.5 sacks, 11 total tackles (1.5 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Brody Duffy: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Tristen Payne: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
