5A Region 8 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!
Tyler Pierce's Big Game Leads Boaz over Guntersville
Starting off the list is Boaz's Tyler Pierce, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pierce threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Boaz pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They and Arab are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.40
Logan Schoggins Delivers Best Effort of Season
Logan Schoggins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boaz to the win on Friday. Schoggins picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles.
For the season, Schoggins has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 27.00
A Season-Best Effort from Sage Bennett Leads Boaz over Guntersville
Sage Bennett produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boaz to the win on Friday. Bennett picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards.
For the season, Bennett has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 44.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.87
Tanner Edmondson Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Douglas got the W thanks in part to Tanner Edmondson playing the best football he has all season. Edmondson picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory got Douglas back to even at 4-4. Edmondson and Douglas will head out on the road to take on Guntersville on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.25
Baker Lyles Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
On Friday, Douglas got the W thanks in part to Baker Lyles playing the best football he has all season. Lyles wasn't messing around, making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown. The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
On the season, Lyles has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.00
Other Notable Players
- Tristan Childers: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
