5A Region 3 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!
Natchez Gets a Boost from Mcdonald Jr in 29-14 Loss
Starting off the list is Natchez's Carl Mcdonald Jr, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mcdonald Jr rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Natchez's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. Mcdonald Jr and Natchez will challenge Florence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.28
Micah Moore Makes It Two for Natchez
The second Natchez player making an appearance here is Micah Moore, and for good reason. He made 15 total tackles. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Moore has averaged 11.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Tyler Morgan
Another North Pike player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Morgan. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 13 total tackles. The contest was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Morgan has averaged 10 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.75
A Constellation of Stars for North Pike
Another North Pike player making an appearance on this list is Jakevious Smith. He rushed for 24 yards.
For the year, Smith has averaged 57.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 28.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.52
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
