SCISA 8-Man Region I (8 Man) 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!
Garrett Murphy Turns in Season-Best Performance
Garrett Murphy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Laurens Academy to the win on Friday. Murphy rushed for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 159 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Oakbrook Prep had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Murphy it was a similar story. Murphy rushed for 159 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards the last time he and the Knights duked it out back in September.
Gamescore: 83.10
Colt Bailey Goes Supernova in Wardlaw Academy Victory
Colt Bailey's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his sixth-straight game with 198+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Unfortunately for Newberry Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Bailey. When Bailey last faced the back in September, he rushed for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes.
Gamescore: 60.90
Garrison Vaughan Makes It Two for Laurens Academy
Another Laurens Academy player making an appearance on this list is Garrison Vaughan. He wasn't messing around on Friday, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (3.5 for loss). The match was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Vaughan has averaged 8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.00
Cooper Made His Presence Known in Laurens Academy's 50-20 Victory
Another Laurens Academy player making an appearance on this list is Mason Cooper. He rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
On the season, Cooper has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 44.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Randell Thompson Turns in Another Game with at Least Nine Total Tackles
The second Wardlaw Academy player making an appearance here is Randell Thompson, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with nine or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Thompson has averaged 13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Other Notable Players
- Michael Martin: 1 interception (1TD) and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
