Central 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Bryce Yates Leads Matoaca over Dinwiddie
Matoaca came up short on Friday despite Bryce Yates delivering his best game to date. Yates rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
With the defeat, Matoaca broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-1. Yates and Matoaca will look to defend their home field on Friday against Patrick Henry at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 63.07
Lawrence Hewlett Jr. Goes Supernova in Prince George Win
Lawrence Hewlett Jr. continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
Prince George's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Hewlett Jr. and Prince George are taking a road trip to square off against Fleming at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.98
Matoaca Gets a Boost from Williams Jr in 45-39 Loss
The second Matoaca player making an appearance here is Montino Williams Jr, and for good reason. He picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 66 yards.
This year, Williams Jr has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 35.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.80
Aaron Locus Turns in Season-Best Performance
Thomas Dale was led to victory by Aaron Locus, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Locus rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Thomas Dale's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
This season, Locus has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 21.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.38
Jamau Noland Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Thursday, Thomas Dale got the W thanks in part to Jamau Noland playing the best football he has all season. Noland picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game. He has been hot recently, having posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
For the season, Noland has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.00
Other Notable Players
- Jonah Harris: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Trevion Mills: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.93)
- Demerrion Moss: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.42)
- Stanley Green Jr: 274 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
