3A 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!
Quitman Gets a Boost from Moore-Payne in 43-33 Loss
Starting off the list is Quitman's Jordon Moore-Payne, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Moore-Payne threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made 11 total tackles.
Quitman now has a losing record at 2-3. Moore-Payne and Quitman will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mayflower at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 58.80
Jaden Martin Delivers Best Performance of Season
Atkins was led to victory by Jaden Martin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Martin rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
Atkins pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Martin and Atkins will challenge Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.22
Keagan Sanderson Turns in Season-Best Performance
Salem was led to victory by Keagan Sanderson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sanderson picked up four sacks, made five total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Salem's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Sanderson and Salem will square off against Atkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Bryson Thacker Makes It Two for Quitman
Another Quitman player making an appearance on this list is Bryson Thacker. He picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made 11 total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Thacker has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.93
Cole Crawford Makes It Two for Atkins
Another Atkins player making an appearance on this list is Cole Crawford. He threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Crawford has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 153.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.53
Other Notable Players
- John Davis: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Colton Smith: 96 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Jackson Taylor: 82 yards passing; 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Kaiden Hollis: 54 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 26 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.15)
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