3A Region 2 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!
Caleb Leisenring Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Salem's Caleb Leisenring, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Leisenring made two total tackles. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Salem is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Salem pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Leisenring will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Mountain View on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.98
A Season-Best Effort from Mason Martin Leads Atkins over Melbourne
On Friday, Atkins had to settle for second even though Mason Martin put up the best numbers he has all season. Martin rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109) per game. Those 184 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the year, Martin has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.38
Jamare Lovelace Delivers Best Performance of Season
Quitman came up short on Friday despite Jamare Lovelace delivering his best game to date. Lovelace picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles.
Quitman now has a losing record at 3-4. Lovelace's next matchup is against Atkins on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 34.30
Martin Came Up Big in Atkins' 42-41 Defeat
Another Atkins player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Martin. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
This season, Martin has averaged 29.3 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 30.58
Ethan Birmingham Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Salem got the W thanks in part to Ethan Birmingham playing the best football he has all season. Birmingham rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Birmingham has averaged 3.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Other Notable Players
- Jordon Moore-Payne: 212 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Aiden Province: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Keagan Sanderson: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- John Davis: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Jackson Taylor: 107 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.38)
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