4A 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!
Big Game from Dear As Quitman Fell 34-33
Starting off the list is Quitman's Akylin Dear, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dear rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 144 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Quitman's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.80
Underclassman Ty Davis Comes Up Big Against Morton
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Ty Davis came into the match on a mission. Nobody could stop he as he threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He is becoming a predictor of Mendenhall's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Mendenhall's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Quitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.13
While Morton might've come up empty on Friday, Jaylin Stowers wasn't going down without a fight. Stowers was unstoppable, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 248 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.9% of his passes.
This season, Stowers has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 164.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.03
Tristen Hobson Makes It Two for Morton
Another Morton player making an appearance on this list is Tristen Hobson. He rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This season, Hobson has averaged 27.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.28
Henry Funchess Delivers Electric Effort Vs Morton
Another Mendenhall player making an appearance on this list is Henry Funchess. He picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Mendenhall: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Funchess has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 26.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.75
Other Notable Players
- Jaleil Cameron: 49 yards receiving; 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Latrell Pace: 2 sacks, 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Shunzarius Dear: 101 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Jay Bowie: 106 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.80)
- Lazarick Brown: 43 yards receiving; 38 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
