AAAAA Region 7 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!
Kerwin Squire Jr. Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Stratford got the W thanks in part to Kerwin Squire Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Squire Jr. rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (108.3).
Stratford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Squire Jr. and Stratford will face off against Cane Bay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.60
Ballard Came Up Big in Lucy Beckham's 42-38 Defeat
While Lucy Beckham might've come up empty on Friday, Chalmers Ballard wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Ballard as he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Lucy Beckham's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This season, Ballard has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 173.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 50.77
Jachin Davis Delivers Electric Performance Vs Lucy Beckham
The second Stratford player making an appearance here is Jachin Davis, and for good reason. He rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 261 yards while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
This season, Davis has averaged 182.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
Wando Gets a Boost from Stone in 28-21 Win
Harris Stone was a major factor in Wando's win over Cane Bay on Friday. Nobody could stop Stone as he threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 48 yards.
For the year, Stone has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 172.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.47
Michael Jenkins put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He made three total tackles.incredibly, Jenkins got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Gamescore: 24.83
Other Notable Players
- Brock Feinberg: 50 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.33)
- Benjamin Eikenberry: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Hank Aeppli: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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