A D1 Region 4 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!
Kaden Carter Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Lamar County's Kaden Carter, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Carter made two total tackles (1.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Lamar County, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Carter and Lamar County will face off against Putnam County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.37
Rashod Daniel Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Putnam County got the W thanks in part to Rashod Daniel playing the best football he has all season. Daniel rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Putnam County is 2-1 when Daniel posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the season, Daniel has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 124.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 58.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.40
Big Game from Griffin As Putnam County Won 48-14
Keeping Daniel company is Branan Griffin, a fellow Putnam County player. He rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Putnam County's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
This year, Griffin has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 61.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.60
Social Circle Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Jameccus Hardge
Jameccus Hardge was instrumental in extending Social Circle's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Hardge as he rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Hardge might just drop another big game when he faces off against Jasper County on Friday. When Hardge last faced the Hurricanes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 22.70
Jude Nelson Makes It Two for Social Circle
Keeping Hardge company is Jude Nelson, a fellow Social Circle player. He picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Nelson got all that yardage with just one huge grab
This season, Nelson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 55 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.48
Other Notable Players
- Bryson Johnson: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
