Potomac Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Robert Kellen Delivers Best Performance of Season
Independence was led to victory by Robert Kellen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Kellen rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Independence's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
The victory got Independence back to even at 3-3. Kellen and Independence will face off against Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Jordan Came Up Big in Independence's 37-31 Victory
Justin Jordan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Lightridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jordan it was a similar story. When Jordan last faced Lightridge back in October of 2023, he picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Gamescore: 33.00
Xavier Dillard Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Sadly, Xavier Dillard posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lightridge over Independence on Thursday. Dillard wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Independence's probably not too fond of Dillard given he always seems to get the better of them. When Dillard last faced the back in October of 2023, he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 32.75
Robert Evelyn Delivers Electric Effort Vs Briar Woods
While Robert Evelyn delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Riverside. Evelyn was dynamite, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
Evelyn and Riverside will take on Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Ram had to take a loss when they last met the , but Evelyn had little to do with the loss: he threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 29.17
Lightridge Gets a Boost from Working in 37-31 Defeat
Another Lightridge player making an appearance on this list is Owen Working. He threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
For the year, Working has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 105 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.10
Other Notable Players
- Brady Carmical: 208 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Nick Nassib: 139 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Hunter Davis: 82 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.45)
- Grant MacBean: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.73)
- Al Honesty: 49 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps