AAAAA Region 4 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!
Dutch Fork Wins 13th-Straight Thanks to Maurice Anderson
Maurice Anderson was instrumental in extending Dutch Fork's winning streak to 13 on Friday. Anderson was excellent, rushing for 65 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Dutch Fork pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Anderson and Dutch Fork will take on White Knoll at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.97
Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr. Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr.'s big game helped extend Irmo's winning streak to six on Friday. Brand Jr. made a major impact, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 145 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.5) per game.
Brand Jr. is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against River Bluff on Friday. When Brand Jr. last faced the Gators back in September of 2023, he threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.97
Hayden Myers Delivers Best Performance of Season
River Bluff was led to victory by Hayden Myers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Myers rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards.
The victory for River Bluff keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Myers and River Bluff are taking a road trip to take on Irmo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.08
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Jaiden Bryant
Irmo was led to victory by Jaiden Bryant, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bryant wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his fourth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Bryant has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 5.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Amire White's Big Game Leads Irmo over Lexington
Irmo picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Amire White. Nobody could stop White as he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. White is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season.
This year, White has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 109.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.00
Other Notable Players
- Griffin Lindler: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Jamar Grissett: 2 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Blaine Fender: 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Ethan Offing: 201 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
