A Region 5 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!
Karmello Jones Turns in Season-Best Effort
Karmello Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cross to the win on Friday. Jones rushed for 289 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 87-yard run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Cross, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Jones and Cross will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bethune-Bowman at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 101.30
Bethune-Bowman's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Jaedon Bell
Bethune-Bowman's 13-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Jaedon Bell. Bell was unstoppable on Friday, throwing for 172 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Bethune-Bowman's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Bell and Bethune-Bowman will face off against Scott's Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.77
Grant Posts Huge Game in 37-20 Loss
Baptist Hill had to settle for second on Friday, but Romaine Grant sure wasn't going down easily. Branchville had no answer to Grant as he rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 49 receiving yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Grant might just drop another big game when he faces off against St. John's on Friday. When Grant last faced the Islanders back in October of 2023, he picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 31.43
Jailyn Broughton Makes It Two for Cross
Another Cross player making an appearance on this list is Jailyn Broughton. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
This season, Broughton has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.75
A Season-Best Performance from Preston Fuller Leads Cross over Scott's Branch
On Friday, Cross got the W thanks in part to Preston Fuller playing the best football he has all season. Fuller picked up a sack, made five total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
On the year, Fuller has averaged 3.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging eight receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 24.63 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 24.58
Other Notable Players
- Kevin Smalls,Jr: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jamarie Haynes: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Ki'Lyn Gordon: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Devyn Jenkins: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Maurice Dawson: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
