6A-II District 1 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Dreandre Bruton Leads Piedmont over Eisenhower
DreAndre Bruton produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Piedmont to the win on Friday. Bruton rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
The victory was the third in a row for Piedmont, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Bruton and Piedmont will face off against Southmoore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.20
Morgan Came Up Big in Choctaw's 35-28 Win
Choctaw picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Mayor Morgan. Morgan was dynamite, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Morgan has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 41.45
Jayden Fuston Makes It Two for Piedmont
Another Piedmont player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Fuston. He rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Fuston has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 126.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
Mason Schubert Delivers Electric Performance Vs Choctaw
While Mason Schubert delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Stillwater. Despite the loss, Schubert was still balling out as he threw for 302 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped Stillwater's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. Schubert and Stillwater will head out on the road to challenge Putnam City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.53
Ladarren Shoels Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Putnam City got the W thanks in part to LaDarren Shoels playing the best football he has all season. Shoels rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Shoels has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 14.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.60
Other Notable Players
- Denymn Friday: 193 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.87)
- Rodgerick Sloan: 1 TD ; 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.37)
- David Thomas: 173 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.63)
- Deshawn 'Juju' Smith: 85 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.93)
- Rocco Tartaglione: 1 sack, 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
