3A-2 Region II District 5 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!
Johnny Menefield Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brady was led to victory by Johnny Menefield, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Menefield rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.3) per game. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win (which was Brady's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Menefield and Brady will head out to face off against Eastland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.60
Gaiten Made His Presence Known in Dublin's 34-31 Defeat
While Dublin might've come up empty on Friday, Kaden Gaiten wasn't going down without a fight. Gaiten was dynamite, throwing for 360 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Dublin is on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Gaiten and Dublin are taking a road trip to face off against Tolar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.40
A Season-Best Performance from Dj Ferguson Leads Dublin over Brady
On Friday, Dublin had to settle for second even though Dj Ferguson put up the best numbers he has all season. Ferguson picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 62 yards.
This season, Ferguson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Tolar Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Briton Rice
Tolar picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Briton Rice. Rice did his part (and then some), throwing for 182 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground for the 'W'.
Tolar's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Rice's next matchup is against Dublin on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 35.03
Ashton Taylor Turns in Season-Best Effort
Brady was led to victory by Ashton Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Taylor has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Peyton Brown: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.48)
- Dacen Watkins: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
