AAAAAA Region 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!
Josiah Allen Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Wheeler got the W thanks in part to Josiah Allen playing the best football he has all season. Allen rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 68 yards.
Unfortunately for Cherokee, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Allen. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Allen saw the Warriors), he rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 62.07
James Skelly Dazzles in North Paulding Victory
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. North Paulding is 3-1 when Skelly posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
North Paulding now has a winning record of 4-3. Skelly and North Paulding will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wheeler at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 39.00
Tanner Savasir Goes Supernova in Cherokee Loss
Cherokee was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Tanner Savasir did his best to prevent it. Wheeler had no answer to Savasir as he threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards on only six carries.
Cherokee and Walton are set to duel on Friday. The last time Savasir took on the Raiders, he rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 156 yards on 13 of 22 attempts. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 35.33
Kobe L Mcinnis Delivers Best Performance of Season
Wheeler was led to victory by Kobe L Mcinnis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. L Mcinnis picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, L Mcinnis has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 29.50
Lucas Farrington Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lucas Farrington of Walton. Farrington rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Walton: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Walton now has a winning record of 4-3. They and Cherokee are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.28
Other Notable Players
- Rowan Sheffield: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jake Thorner: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Tyler Niehr: 97 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Khalil Harrell: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
