A D2 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!
Kelby Glaze's Big Game Leads Lincoln County over Lake Oconee Academy
Lincoln County picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kelby Glaze. Glaze was unstoppable, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Glaze has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 73.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.40
Amari Durhan and Co. Win Third in a Row
Greene County picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Amari Durhan. Durhan turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Greene County's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. Durhan and Greene County will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lincoln County at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 35.40
Steve Miller Makes It Two for Greene County
Another Greene County player making an appearance on this list is Steve Miller. He punched in a rushing score, and also picked up 36 receiving yards.
Miller and Greene County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lincoln County at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. Miller will face off against Mekhi Wade, the Red Devils' star signal caller. 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: 25.25
Lincoln County Gets a Boost from Wade in 34-3 Win
Mekhi Wade's big game helped extend Lincoln County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Wade was unstoppable, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown. Those 81 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This year, Wade has thrown 4 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 77.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 45 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.65
Lincoln County Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jonathan Norman
Jonathan Norman was instrumental in extending Lincoln County's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Norman as he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Norman has averaged 22.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 64.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.23
Other Notable Players
- Aiden Jones: 50 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.45)
- Laryous Burt: 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Travez Gibson: 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
