A D1 Region 2 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!
Xavier Bostic Turns in Season-Best Effort
Dublin was led to victory by Xavier Bostic, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bostic rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.9) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory for Dublin keeps them at an undefeated 11-0. Bostic and Dublin will take on Jasper County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 70.15
Duke Johnson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Duke Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Dodge County to the win on Friday. Johnson rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Johnson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 11.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 65.68
Nick Woodford's Big Game Leads Northeast over Swainsboro
Nick Woodford was instrumental in extending Northeast's winning streak to four on Friday. Swainsboro had no answer to Woodford as he rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Woodford has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Northeast's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They and Lamar County are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Dublin Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Micah O?Neal
Dublin picked up their 11th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Micah O?Neal. Nobody could stop O?Neal as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
On the season, O?Neal has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 36.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 26.82 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.27 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.27
Reginald Glover Makes It Two for Northeast
Another Northeast player making an appearance on this list is Reginald Glover. He rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
For the season, Glover has averaged 78.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 61.36 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 96.64 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.20
Other Notable Players
- Willie Batts: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 34.58)
- Ace Hatcher: 44 yards passing; 173 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.63)
- Kain Mincey: 183 yards passing; 25 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Travion Bostic: 62 yards rushing; 22 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.98)
- Rinaldo Callaway: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
