5A Region 4 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Luke Lawson Leads Mcminn County over Howard Tech
McMinn County was led to victory by Luke Lawson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lawson threw for 296 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
The win was the third in a row for McMinn County, bringing their record for this year to 5-4. Lawson and McMinn County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Powell at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 46.43
Mason Ford Goes Supernova in Rhea County Victory
Rhea County found a leader in Mason Ford as the team took down Ooltewah on Friday. Ford was dynamite, rushing for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
Rhea County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Ford and Rhea County will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tyner Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 29.60
Carr Made His Presence Known in Rhea County's 48-0 Win
Keeping Ford company is Caleb Carr, a fellow Rhea County player. He threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Carr has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 118.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 46.69 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 109.59 passer rating.
Gamescore: 25.50
Javonte Parker Delivers Best Performance of Season
Javonte Parker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading McMinn County to the win on Friday. Parker wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Parker has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.75
Marshall Goodner Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, McMinn County got the W thanks in part to Marshall Goodner playing the best football he has all season. Goodner picked up 104 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 69 yards.
This season, Goodner has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 39.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.32
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Miller: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Jackson Montgomery: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Ladarrel Jenkins: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
