AAA Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Arkeyveon Hood Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Spalding's Arkeyveon Hood, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hood rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Hood has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
A Season-Best Performance from Caden Lavinka Leads Mary Persons over Lagrange
Sadly, Caden Lavinka posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mary Persons over LaGrange on Thursday. Lavinka picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.
On the year, Lavinka has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.45
Draylin Gilbert Makes It Two for Spalding
The second Spalding player making an appearance here is Draylin Gilbert, and for good reason. He rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He is becoming a predictor of Spalding's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
On the year, Gilbert has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.70
JT Austin Turns in Season-Best Performance
JT Austin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sandy Creek to the win on Friday. Austin picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
The win for Sandy Creek keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Austin and Sandy Creek will square off against Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Corey Hadley Jr Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sandy Creek was led to victory by Corey Hadley Jr, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hadley Jr picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
For the season, Hadley Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Render-Fannin: 162 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Mac Nelson: 343 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- Javarris Warner: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Skylen Straughn: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Josiah Knight: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
