AAAAAA Region 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!
Xavier Hill Delivers Electric Performance Vs Mceachern
Starting off the list is Harrison's Xavier Hill, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hill rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Harrison's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Hill and Harrison will host South Cobb at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.30
Walters Made His Presence Known in Hillgrove's 42-3 Victory
Hillgrove picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caleb Walters. Paulding County had no answer to Walters as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Walters and Hillgrove will square off against Campbell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The last time Walters took on the Spartans, he rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 23.18
Christian Smith Turns in Season-Best Effort
Christian Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Harrison to the win on Friday. Smith wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles. The contest was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
McEachern had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Smith it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Smith saw the Indians), he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 19.50
Rachid Bassinga Has Career Rushing Day
Rachid Bassinga posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 58 yards.
On the year, Bassinga has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 35.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.40
Austin Perry put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Perry has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 62.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.92
Other Notable Players
- Corey Dewberry: 1 sack and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Jameson Mccollough: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Malik Leggett: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.72)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
