5A Region 4 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jaden Haywood Leads East Hamilton over Ooltewah
East Hamilton was led to victory by Jaden Haywood, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Haywood wasn't messing around, rushing for 333 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. The game was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards.
The victory was the fifth in a row for East Hamilton, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Haywood and East Hamilton will challenge Walker Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 89.77
Asa Mcmillon Goes Supernova in Ooltewah Loss
Asa McMillon continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 11 total tackles. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Ooltewah is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls faces off against Rhea County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
Jackson Montgomery Turns in Season-Best Effort
McMinn County was led to victory by Jackson Montgomery, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Montgomery made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Rhea County, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Montgomery. Montgomery picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles the last time he and the Golden Eagles duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.50
A Constellation of Stars for East Hamilton
Another East Hamilton player making an appearance on this list is Emanuel Walker. He made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Walker has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 13.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
