5A-1 Region I District 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Carson James Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Thursday, Arlington Heights got the W thanks in part to Carson James playing the best football he has all season. James rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.9).
Arlington Heights' win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. James and Arlington Heights will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Paschal at 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.
Gamescore: 42.00
Corey Baker Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Saginaw got the W thanks in part to Corey Baker playing the best football he has all season. Baker rushed for 205 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory for Saginaw keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Baker and Saginaw will face off against South Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.03
Kaeden Grant Goes Supernova in Arlington Heights Victory
Another Arlington Heights player making an appearance on this list is Kaeden Grant. He threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards.
On the season, Grant has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 154.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.63
Thomas Made His Presence Known in Paschal's 30-28 Victory
Paschal found a leader in Jashaun Thomas as the squad took down Wyatt on Thursday. Thomas was dynamite, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 108 yards while completing 90% of his passes.
This year, Thomas has averaged 166.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 31.40
A Season-Best Performance from Caynan James Leads Arlington Heights over Trimble Tech
On Thursday, Arlington Heights got the W thanks in part to Caynan James playing the best football he has all season. James wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles. The contest was his third straight with nine or more total tackles.
On the season, James has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.50
Other Notable Players
- Carter James: 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Marquez Dean: 106 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Hank Hayden: 61 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.80)
- Sean Brown: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Roman Morales: 80 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
