Division II-AA East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Zi Watters Turns in Season-Best Effort
Notre Dame came up short on Friday despite Zi Watters delivering his best game to date. Watters rushed for 126 yards on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Notre Dame dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Watters and Notre Dame will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Christian Academy of Knoxville at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 31.93
Boyd-Buchanan Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Jerl Young
Jerl Young's big game helped extend Boyd-Buchanan's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Young made six total tackles (1.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards.
Boyd-Buchanan's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Young and Boyd-Buchanan will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Webb at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 29.00
Boyd-Buchanan Gets a Boost from Green in 49-7 Win
David Green's big game helped extend Boyd-Buchanan's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Green turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards.
On the season, Green has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 69.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.90
Connor Jenne Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Connor Jenne of Silverdale Academy. Jenne threw for 127 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Silverdale Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Jenne and Silverdale Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Grace Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 24.37
Other Notable Players
- Landon Deitch: 128 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.08)
- Tanner Bayne: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.87)
- Sabastian "Bash" Jones: 37 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 22 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.18)
- Keion Brooks: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Jayden Moore: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
