AAAAAA Region 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!
Nick Grimstead's Big Game Leads North Cobb over Cherokee
Nick Grimstead's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Grimstead as he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 104 yards on eight of 15 attempts.
North Cobb pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Grimstead and North Cobb will head out to take on Etowah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.53
Belyeu Posts Huge Game in 56-10 Win
North Cobb picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Zach Belyeu. Nobody could stop Belyeu as he rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
This year, Belyeu has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 101.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Kaeden Gilstrap and Co. Win Third in a Row
Kaeden Gilstrap's big game helped extend Walton's winning streak to three on Friday. Etowah had no answer to Gilstrap as he threw for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
For the year, Gilstrap has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 175.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 46.08 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 81.84 passer rating.
Gamescore: 30.50
James Skelly Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
James Skelly continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Skelly has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 109.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 10.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.40
Big Game from Negron As North Cobb Won 56-10
Cooper Negron's big game helped extend North Cobb's winning streak to eight on Friday. Negron did his part (and then some), picking up a sack and making 19 total tackles for the 'W'. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Negron has averaged 13.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Christian Ward: 115 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.83)
- Lucas Farrington: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Markell Taylor: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Josiah Allen: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Israel Conway: 126 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
