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 Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Tiftarea Academy's John Robert Walker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Walker wasn't messing around on Friday, rushing for 138 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The matchup was his seventh straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The victory (which was Tiftarea Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Walker and Tiftarea Academy will square off against Terrell Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.37
A Season-Best Effort from Caden Grier Leads Tiftarea Academy over Brookwood
Tiftarea Academy was led to victory by Caden Grier, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Grier picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
On the season, Grier has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 37.70
Gabe Daniel Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Deerfield-Windsor got the W thanks in part to Gabe Daniel playing the best football he has all season. Daniel picked up 189 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
Deerfield-Windsor's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Daniel and Deerfield-Windsor will venture away from home to take on Maclay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.57
Ty Thomas Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Ty Thomas was a major factor in Terrell Academy's victory over Baconton Charter on Friday. Thomas made a major impact, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (100.4).
On the season, Thomas has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 100.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.60
Lane Sceals Delivers Best Effort of Season
Deerfield-Windsor was led to victory by Lane Sceals, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sceals threw for 421 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
This year, Sceals has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 210.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.17
Other Notable Players
- Temond Marcus: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Tayt Snellgrove: 30 yards passing; 90 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
