A D1 Region 7 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Carter Triplett Leads Christian Heritage over Chattooga
Christian Heritage was led to victory by Carter Triplett, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Triplett rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
The win (which was Christian Heritage's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Triplett and Christian Heritage will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Armuchee at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 56.50
Gordon Lee Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Layne Vaughn
Gordon Lee picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Layne Vaughn. Vaughn did his part (and then some), rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'.
Gordon Lee's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Vaughn and Gordon Lee will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Coosa at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 40.45
Zayden Cook Goes Supernova in Chattooga Defeat
Zayden Cook continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 158 rushing yards. He rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards.
Chattooga's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Cook and Chattooga will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Dade County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 39.60
Dustin Day Turns in Season-Best Effort
Gordon Lee was led to victory by Dustin Day, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Day threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
This year, Day has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 127.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 46.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.90
Peyton Groce Makes It Three for Gordon Lee
Another Gordon Lee player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Groce. He made five total tackles.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
This season, Groce has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 43.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 124.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.73
Other Notable Players
- Thailan Christopher: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.68)
- Cooper Middleton: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
