3A 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!
Kamario Taylor's Big Game Leads Noxubee County over Enterprise
Starting off the list is Noxubee County's Kamario Taylor, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taylor threw for 207 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 74 yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Noxubee County, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Taylor and Noxubee County will host Southeast Lauderdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 68.30
Yates Made His Presence Known in Kemper County's 40-22 Victory
Damarius Yates continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Philadelphia had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Yates it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Yates saw the Tornadoes), he rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 37.80
Kendetryon Backstrom Makes It Two for Kemper County
Keeping Yates company is Kendetryon Backstrom, a fellow Kemper County player. He threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Backstrom is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Enterprise on Friday. Backstrom rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 158 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.60
Another Kemper County player making an appearance on this list is Al'Javion Gordon. He picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Gordon has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 67.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.02
Kendrick White Crosses Big Stat Threshold
The second Noxubee County player making an appearance here is Kendrick White, and for good reason. He picked up 0.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (3.5 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.4 total tackles per game.
For the year, White has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 18.75
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
