3A Region 3 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!
Cavonta Washington Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cavonta Washington's big game helped extend Rivercrest's winning streak to seven on Friday. Washington showed up in a big way, throwing for 416 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 77 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Rivercrest's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Washington and Rivercrest will face off against Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.93
Jeremiah Jacobs Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jeremiah Jacobs produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Osceola to the win on Friday. Jacobs rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Osceola's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Jacobs and Osceola will face off against Rivercrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.33
A Season-Best Performance from Prechton Wilkerson Leads Hoxie over Piggott
On Friday, Hoxie got the W thanks in part to Prechton Wilkerson playing the best football he has all season. Wilkerson rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Piggott, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Wilkerson. When Wilkerson last faced the Mohawks back in October of 2023, he picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Gamescore: 45.88
Johnny Spears Makes It Two for Osceola
Another Osceola player making an appearance on this list is Johnny Spears. He made six total tackles and defended two passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
For the year, Spears has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 interceptions.
Gamescore: 39.02
Luke Reynolds Goes Supernova in Newport Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Luke Reynolds of Newport. Reynolds rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
For the season, Reynolds has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 130.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.10
Other Notable Players
- Buddah Harris: 189 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 37.48)
- Jayden Young: (Gamescore: 36.10)
- Evan Henley: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.52)
- Kiandrea Barker: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 70 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.68)
- Dillon Guthrie: 74 yards passing; 40 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
