5A 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!
Luke Lawson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Luke Lawson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading McMinn County to the win on Friday. Lawson threw for 296 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
The victory was the third in a row for McMinn County, bringing their record for this year to 5-4. Lawson and McMinn County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Powell at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 46.43
Mason Ford Dazzles in Rhea County Victory
Rhea County found a leader in Mason Ford as the team took down Ooltewah on Friday. Ford was unstoppable, rushing for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
Rhea County pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Ford and Rhea County will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tyner Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 29.60
Rhea County Gets a Boost from Carr in 48-0 Victory
Keeping Ford company is Caleb Carr, a fellow Rhea County player. He threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Carr has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 118.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 46.69 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 109.59 passer rating.
Gamescore: 25.50
Javonte Parker Turns in Season-Best Performance
Javonte Parker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading McMinn County to the win on Friday. Parker wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Parker has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.75
A Season-Best Performance from Marshall Goodner Leads Mcminn County over Howard Tech
McMinn County was led to victory by Marshall Goodner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Goodner picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 69 yards.
This year, Goodner has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 39.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.32
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Miller: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Jackson Montgomery: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Ladarrel Jenkins: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
