4A-1 Region II District 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!
Jed Ross Delivers Electric Performance Vs Diamond Hill-Jarvis
Starting off the list is Decatur's Jed Ross, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ross threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
Ross and Decatur will head out on the road to challenge Western Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ross will face off against Kyu Wilson, the Cougars' star quarterback. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 29.10
Ryan Kirk Turns in Season-Best Effort
Springtown was led to victory by Ryan Kirk, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kirk rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
The win was the sixth in a row for Springtown, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Kirk and Springtown will square off against Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.98
Big Game from Hill As Springtown Won 35-0
Kaine Hill was instrumental in extending Springtown's winning streak to six on Friday. Hill was unstoppable, throwing for 207 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Hill has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 171.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Landon Downes Delivers Best Performance of Season
Landon Downes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Springtown to the win on Friday. Downes picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Downes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.75
Jake Milligan Makes It Two for Decatur
The second Decatur player making an appearance here is Jake Milligan, and for good reason. He rushed for 106 yards.
Milligan will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Western Hills on Thursday. Milligan will face off against Elijah Jones on Thursday, the Cougars' star rusher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Braydon Butler: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
- Jamari Fletcher: 98 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
