Potomac Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Robert Kellen Delivers Best Performance of Season
Independence was led to victory by Robert Kellen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Kellen rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Independence is 2-1 when Kellen posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win got Independence back to even at 3-3. Kellen and Independence will face off against Riverside on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Justin Jordan Dazzles in Independence Victory
Justin Jordan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Lightridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jordan. Jordan picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards the last time he and Lightridge duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.00
Xavier Dillard Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Lightridge came up short on Thursday despite Xavier Dillard delivering his best game to date. Dillard wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Independence's probably not too fond of Dillard given he always seems to get the better of them. Dillard made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes the last time he and the duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.75
Evelyn Posts Huge Game in 31-21 Loss
While Riverside might've come up empty on Thursday, Robert Evelyn wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Evelyn as he threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Evelyn has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 153.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 76.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.17
Owen Working Makes It Two for Lightridge
Another Lightridge player making an appearance on this list is Owen Working. He threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
On the season, Working has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 105 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.10
Other Notable Players
- Brady Carmical: 208 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Nick Nassib: 139 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Hunter Davis: 82 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.45)
- Grant MacBean: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.73)
- Al Honesty: 49 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
