AA Region 1 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!
AJ Lindsey Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Landrum's AJ Lindsey, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lindsey made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Blacksburg, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Lindsey. Lindsey forced two fumbles and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 41.62
Big Game from Cook As Clinton Won 46-21
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Javen Cook stepped things up a notch to give Clinton the 'W'. Cook turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
This year, Cook has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 135.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.48
Tushawan Richardson's Big Game Leads Clinton over Chesnee
Another Clinton player making an appearance on this list is Tushawan Richardson. He threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
This year, Richardson has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 94.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 18.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.27
Domanic Whiteside and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Domanic Whiteside was instrumental in extending Landrum's winning streak to five on Friday. Whiteside turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This year, Whiteside has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 26.00
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