6A District 3 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!
Justin Williams Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Buchholz's Justin Williams, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Williams rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 53 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Buchholz is undefeated when Williams posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
The win (which was Buchholz's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Williams and Buchholz will face off against Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 74.23
Nate Harry Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nate Harry produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Nease to the win on Friday. Harry threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
The victory for Nease keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Harry and Nease will challenge Beachside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.97
Bartram Trail came up short on Friday despite Coleson Baum delivering his best game to date. Baum threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Bartram Trail is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Baum and Bartram Trail will play host again on Friday to welcome Ribault, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 38.47
A Season-Best Performance from Deandre Caldwell Leads Bartram Trail over Buchholz
Sadly, DeAndre Caldwell posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Bartram Trail over Buchholz on Friday. Caldwell picked up 191 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bartram Trail is 2-1 when Caldwell posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-4 otherwise.
For the season, Caldwell has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 108.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.02
Vernon Stephens Turns in Season-Best Performance
Nease was led to victory by Vernon Stephens, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stephens picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards.
On the season, Stephens has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 52.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.77
Other Notable Players
- Maddox Spencer: 63 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.55)
- Tyler Ghazanfari: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.35)
- Arthur Lewis IV: 30 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 25 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.35)
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