AAA Region 2 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!
Arkeyveon Hood Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.60
A Season-Best Effort from JT Austin Leads Sandy Creek over Fayette County
Sandy Creek was led to victory by JT Austin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The victory for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin and Sandy Creek will welcome Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Corey Hadley Jr Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sandy Creek was led to victory by Corey Hadley Jr, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
This season, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.13
Underclassman Javarris Warner Comes Up Big Against Trinity Christian
Underclassman Javarris Warner came into Friday's match looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
For the season, Warner has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 88.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.38
Skylen Straughn Delivers Best Performance of Season
Skylen Straughn produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Troup County to the win on Friday. Straughn picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Straughn has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
Other Notable Players
- Dashun Gilbert: 123 yards passing; 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Omari Jackson: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
