AAA Region 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Jakevious Jennings Leads Union County over Crescent
Union County came up short on Friday despite Jakevious Jennings delivering his best game to date. Jennings rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Jennings has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 58.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.98
Woodruff Gets a Boost from Gibson in 28-21 Win
Woodruff picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aiden Gibson. Gibson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Woodruff pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Gibson and Woodruff will challenge Powdersville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.60
Hunter West Makes It Two for Woodruff
Keeping Gibson company is Hunter West, a fellow Woodruff player. He made eight total tackles and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles and defended a pass.
On the season, West has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.1 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 45.8 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 24.67
Mountain View Prep Wins Tenth-Straight Thanks to Jaylen Mcgill
Jaylen McGill was instrumental in extending Mountain View Prep's winning streak to ten on Friday. McGill did his part (and then some), rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries for the 'W'. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
This year, McGill has run in 19 touchdowns while averaging 138.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Big Game from Rodgers As Woodruff Won 28-21
Another Woodruff player making an appearance on this list is Tre Rodgers. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles. He has been hot , having posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
On the season, Rodgers has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 19.75
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Chick: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- TJ Morris: 176 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
