AAAAA 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!
John Peeples Goes Supernova in Sumter Victory
Sumter picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to John Peeples. Nobody could stop Peeples as he rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Sumter pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Peeples and Sumter will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Westwood at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 46.78
Spencer Bobian Delivers Best Effort of Season
Spencer Bobian produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ridge View to the win on Friday. Bobian rushed for 205 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Ridge View is 4-1 when Bobian posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Ridge View, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Bobian and Ridge View will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Blythewood at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 39.00
Howard Iii Posts Huge Game in 41-16 Victory
Derek (Tre) Howard Iii posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 109 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards.
Howard Iii and Ridge View will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Blythewood at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. Howard Iii will face off against Johnny Collins, the Bengals' 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: 27.97
Kameron Fortune and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Kameron Fortune was instrumental in extending Sumter's winning streak to eight on Friday. Blythewood had no answer to Fortune as he rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
On the year, Fortune has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 114.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 37.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.08
Anthony Addison Delivers Electric Effort Vs Blythewood
Anthony Addison's big game helped extend Sumter's winning streak to eight on Friday. Addison was dynamite, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles. He has been hot recently, having posted ten or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
This season, Addison has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Johnny Collins: 212 yards passing; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Jb Burson: 1 interception, 7 total tackles (0.5 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Tymaries Thompson Durant: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Jayden Kennedy: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.35)
- Franklin Richardson: 208 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
