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!
Zayden Cook Turns in Season-Best Effort
Zayden Cook produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Chattooga to the win on Friday. Cook rushed for 464 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 158 or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Cook and Chattooga will challenge Coosa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Cook up against the Eagles' star rusher Jyshughn Turner. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 120.80
Carson Callihan Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Fannin County was led to victory by Carson Callihan, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Callihan rushed for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 96-yard run.
The victory for Fannin County keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. They and Gordon Lee are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 69.40
Layne Vaughn Has Career-Day on Friday
Layne Vaughn posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
The win was the fourth in a row for Gordon Lee, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. They and Fannin County are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.85
Sullivan Came Up Big in Fannin County's 48-21 Win
Fannin County picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Lawson Sullivan. Sullivan did his part (and then some), rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Sullivan has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 154.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.10
A Season-Best Performance from Logan Price Leads Gordon Lee over Coosa
Gordon Lee was led to victory by Logan Price, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Price rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.
For the year, Price has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.15
Other Notable Players
- Carter Triplett: 331 yards passing; 52 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.87)
- Cooper Born: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Cj Reece: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Luke Payne: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.07)
- Carter Christiansen: 102 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
