GIAA AAAA/AAA 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!
John Robert Walker Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Tiftarea Academy's John Robert Walker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Walker wasn't messing around on Friday, throwing for 233 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns. The matchup was his sixth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Tiftarea Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Walker and Tiftarea Academy are taking a road trip to challenge Brookwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.73
Tayt Snellgrove Goes Supernova in Valwood Win
Valwood found a leader in Tayt Snellgrove as the team took down Terrell Academy on Friday. Terrell Academy had no answer to Snellgrove as he threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Valwood's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Snellgrove and Valwood are taking a road trip to challenge Deerfield-Windsor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.23
Deerfield-Windsor was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Cole Jones did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Jones was still balling out as he made ten total tackles.
This season, Jones has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 63.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 134.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.95
Gabe Daniel Makes It Two for Deerfield-Windsor
Keeping Jones company is Gabe Daniel, a fellow Deerfield-Windsor player. He picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
This season, Daniel has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 81.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.30
A Season-Best Effort from John Jackson Leads Tiftarea Academy over Deerfield-Windsor
Tiftarea Academy was led to victory by John Jackson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jackson picked up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Jackson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 84 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.30
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Johnson: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.50)
- Triston White: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 36 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.48)
- Lane Sceals: 199 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
