AAAAAA Region 6 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Josiah Saunders Delivers Electric Performance Vs North Atlanta
Starting off the list is Lambert's Josiah Saunders, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Saunders rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Lambert is 2-1 when Saunders posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
With the defeat, Lambert broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-3. Saunders and Lambert will face off against Alpharetta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.80
A Season-Best Effort from Max Haertel Leads Forsyth Central over West Forsyth
On Friday, Forsyth Central had to settle for second even though Max Haertel put up the best numbers he has all season. Haertel rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
Forsyth Central's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Haertel and Forsyth Central will face off against Denmark at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Orris Came Up Big in West Forsyth's 37-14 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Foster Orris stepped things up a notch to give West Forsyth the 'W'. Orris was dynamite, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 60 receiving yards.
Unfortunately for Forsyth Central, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Orris. When Orris last faced the Bulldogs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.05
Max Walraven Makes It Two for West Forsyth
Another West Forsyth player making an appearance on this list is Max Walraven. He threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
This season, Walraven has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 196.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 97.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.77
Adriel Rojas Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, North Forsyth had to settle for second even though Adriel Rojas put up the best numbers he has all season. Rojas picked up two sacks and made five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. North Forsyth is 2-1 when Rojas posts two or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
This is the second loss in a row for North Forsyth and nudges their season record down to 3-3. They and North Atlanta are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.75
Other Notable Players
- Luke Lemoine: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Palmer Mcraney: 164 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.93)
- Matthew Baer: 133 yards passing; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
