GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 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!
John Robert Walker's Big Game Leads Tiftarea Academy over John Milledge Academy
John Robert Walker was instrumental in extending Tiftarea Academy's winning streak to six on Friday. John Milledge Academy had no answer to Walker as he rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown. Walker has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last ten times he's played.
Unfortunately for John Milledge Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Walker. Walker rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in August.
Gamescore: 59.33
Sceals Came Up Big in Deerfield-Windsor's 35-12 Victory
Lane Sceals continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt.
Sceals and Deerfield-Windsor will head out on the road to take on Westfield School at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Knights got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Hornets, probably because Sceals had a solid game then too: he rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 166 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 29.63
Wells Made His Presence Known in Valwood's 35-14 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Asher Wells stepped things up a notch to give Valwood the 'W'. Wells turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground.
Wells and Valwood will challenge Tiftarea Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wells will face off against John Robert Walker, the Panthers' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 26.17
Tiftarea Academy Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Caden Grier
Caden Grier's big game helped extend Tiftarea Academy's winning streak to six on Friday. Grier turned in nothing short of a gem, making seven total tackles.
This year, Grier has averaged 4.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.55 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 69.45 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.80
Hudson Paylo Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Valwood got the W thanks in part to Hudson Paylo playing the best football he has all season. Paylo made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). 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 four times he's played.
For the season, Paylo has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 0 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 2.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Chambers: 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
