6A District 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!
Kj Perry Turns in Season-Best Performance
Nease was led to victory by Kj Perry, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Perry rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
If the past is any indication, Perry could be in store for another big game when he takes on Tocoi Creek on Friday. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Perry saw the Toros), he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Gamescore: 37.18
Lewis IV Posts Huge Game in 48-21 Loss
Arthur Lewis IV continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least 109 rushing yards. He rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns.
Bartram Trail now has a losing record at 3-4. Lewis IV and Bartram Trail will host Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.97
Nease Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Nate Harry
Nate Harry was instrumental in extending Nease's winning streak to six on Friday. Harry turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 127 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Harry has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 188.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.67
Noah Hodge Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nease was led to victory by Noah Hodge, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hodge picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the year, Hodge has averaged 7.5 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.25
Julio Santiago Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Julio Santiago of Tocoi Creek. Santiago picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (106.2) per game.
Tocoi Creek is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Santiago will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Nease on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.62
Other Notable Players
- Joe Miracle III: 1 sack, 3 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Vincent Galella: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
