3A Region 6 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!
Nate Jones Goes Supernova in Ohatchee Win
Starting off the list is Ohatchee's Nate Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 211 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Unfortunately for Glencoe, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Jones. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Yellowjackets), he rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 69.05
Colby Hester Delivers Best Performance of Season
Colby Hester produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ohatchee to the win on Friday. Hester picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He has become a key player for Ohatchee: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Glencoe had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hester it was a similar story. When Hester last faced the Yellowjackets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 45.47
Jayden Heard Makes It Three for Ohatchee
Another Ohatchee player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Heard. He rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 73 yards.
For the season, Heard has averaged 41.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.33
Ortiz Posts Huge Game in 33-30 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Jj Ortiz of Pennington. Ortiz picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Pennington's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Ortiz and Pennington will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Weaver at 7:00 p.m. on November 12th.
Gamescore: 32.57
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Horn: 96 yards passing; 92 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.20)
- Brody Blevins: 254 yards passing; 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.13)
- Jacob Duckett: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.68)
- Jake Roberson: 219 yards passing; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.80)
- Levi White: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
