A D1 Region 5 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 Performance from Ben Brown Leads Wesleyan over Mount Vernon
Wesleyan was led to victory by Ben Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Wesleyan's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Brown will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on King's Ridge Christian on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.30
Brady Robinson Delivers Electric Effort Vs Business Engineering Science Tech
Brady Robinson's big game helped extend Landmark Christian's winning streak to five on Friday. Robinson turned in nothing short of a gem, forcing two fumbles and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Landmark Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Robinson and Landmark Christian will head out to face off against Walker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.82
Hamilton Posts Huge Game in 24-12 Win
Skylar Hamilton posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
On the year, Hamilton has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 178.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.95
Andrew Overton Goes Supernova in Mount Paran Christian Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Andrew Overton stepped things up a notch to give Mount Paran Christian the 'W'. Walker had no answer to Overton as he rushed for 118 yards, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown. Overton showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
Overton and Mount Paran Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Business Engineering Science Tech at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. The matchup will pit Overton up against Business Engineering Science Tech's star QB Alexander Barrett. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 31.10
Austin Drye Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Austin Drye of King's Ridge Christian. Drye rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Drye has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 115.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Steele: 143 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.20)
- Walker Warshaw: 61 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 21 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.07)
- Bristan Derocher: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Tyson Hamaker: 58 yards receiving; 50 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.88)
- Derrell Mcbride: 32 yards rushing; 80 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
