2A Region 2 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!
Zay Pittman Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Calhoun City's Zay Pittman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pittman rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 78 receiving yards.
Calhoun City pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Pittman and Calhoun City will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bruce at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 41.70
A Season-Best Performance from Harland Pittman Leads Calhoun City over Hamilton
On Friday, Calhoun City got the W thanks in part to Harland Pittman playing the best football he has all season. Pittman threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Pittman has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 90 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 37.83
Bruce Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Raquan Mccuiston
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Raquan McCuiston came into the contest on a mission. He was unstoppable, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Bruce's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. McCuiston and Bruce will host Hatley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.40
Javontae Harvey Makes It Three for Calhoun City
Another Calhoun City player making an appearance on this list is Javontae Harvey. He picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the year, Harvey has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.75
Jarrett Bowling Delivers Best Performance of Season
Bruce came up short on Friday despite Jarrett Bowling delivering his best game to date. Bowling picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Bowling has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 38.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.73
Other Notable Players
- Jaquavion Jennings: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
