5A-1 Region II District 5 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!
Grayson Myer Delivers Best Performance of Season
Grayson Myer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wakeland to the win on Friday. Myer picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Wakeland: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This year, Myer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 62.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Tatum Bell Jr Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Heritage had to settle for second even though Tatum Bell Jr put up the best numbers he has all season. Bell Jr picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.7). He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
This season, Bell Jr has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.35
Ferner Posts Huge Game in 38-13 Victory
Reedy picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Jake Ferner. Ferner did his part (and then some), throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards for the 'W'.
On the year, Ferner has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 231.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.67
Schmid Came Up Big in Centennial's 24-20 Defeat
Centennial had to settle for second on Thursday, but Adam Schmid sure wasn't going down easily. Schmid was unstoppable, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Schmid and Centennial will take on Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.97
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Jackson Graham
Jackson Graham continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Centennial: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
This year, Graham has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Hand: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Bingham Buckley: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jackson Ford: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Taidan Waltz: 11 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Fope Tedimola: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
