SCISA 8-Man Region I (8 Man) 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!
Garrett Murphy Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Laurens Academy got the W thanks in part to Garrett Murphy playing the best football he has all season. Murphy rushed for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 159 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Oakbrook Prep's probably not too fond of Murphy given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September (the last time Murphy saw the Knights), he rushed for 159 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 83.10
Colt Bailey's Big Game Leads Wardlaw Academy over Newberry Academy
Colt Bailey continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 198 rushing yards. He rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Newberry Academy had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Bailey it was a similar story. Back in September (the last time Bailey saw the ), he rushed for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes.
Gamescore: 60.90
Garrison Vaughan Makes It Two for Laurens Academy
Another Laurens Academy player making an appearance on this list is Garrison Vaughan. He wasn't messing around on Friday, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (3.5 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Vaughan has averaged 8 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.00
Big Game from Cooper As Laurens Academy Won 50-20
Another Laurens Academy player making an appearance on this list is Mason Cooper. He rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
On the year, Cooper has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 44.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Another Game with at Least Nine Total Tackles from Randell Thompson
The second Wardlaw Academy player making an appearance here is Randell Thompson, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with nine or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Thompson has averaged 13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Other Notable Players
- Michael Martin: 1 interception (1TD) and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
