1A Region 8 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'ron Lee Dazzles in Ragland Win
Starting off the list is Ragland's A'Ron Lee, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lee rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 54 yards.
The victory (which was Ragland's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. Lee and Ragland will face off against Appalachian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.93
Jagger Cox Makes It Two for Ragland
Keeping Lee company is Jagger Cox, a fellow Ragland player. He picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Cox has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.03
Big Game from Gilliland As Appalachian Fell 46-21
Braden Gilliland's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 101+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Gilliland has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 157.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had seven rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.17
Valley Head had to settle for second on Friday, but Nate Bain sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Bain as he rushed for 82 yards on only ten carries.
Bain is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Woodville on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bain saw the Panthers), he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 23.65
Ben Johnson Makes It Two for Valley Head
Keeping Bain company is Ben Johnson, a fellow Valley Head player. He rushed for 40 yards.
On the season, Johnson has averaged 64.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
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