2A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jack Bradley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Archmere Academy was led to victory by Jack Bradley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Bradley rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Archmere Academy pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Bradley and Archmere Academy will face off against Tower Hill at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 62.47
Isaiah Melton Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Isaiah Melton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Odessa over Wilmington Friends on Thursday. Melton rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He has become a key player for Odessa: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
This season, Melton has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 57.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.70
Amir Maddrey Has Career-Day on Thursday
Amir Maddrey posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He made three total tackles and defended a pass. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
Unfortunately for Newark, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Maddrey. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Maddrey saw the Yellowjackets), he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 40.50
Big Game from Belin As Odessa Fell 29-20
Another Odessa player making an appearance on this list is Chase Belin. He rushed for 208 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
On the year, Belin has averaged 94.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.40
Xavier Grier Goes Supernova in Howard Victory
Another Howard player making an appearance on this list is Xavier Grier. He rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
This year, Grier has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 44.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Michael Donovan: 50 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
