4A CAP 6 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!
Xavier Howard Delivers Best Effort of Season
Xavier Howard produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Broughton to the win on Friday. Howard rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Howard has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 62.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.38
Sam Dodd Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Cardinal Gibbons got the W thanks in part to Sam Dodd playing the best football he has all season. Dodd picked up 228 receiving yards and five touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (101.1) per game. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 68 yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Cardinal Gibbons, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Dodd and Cardinal Gibbons will face off against Broughton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.47
Gannon Jones Turns in Another Game with at Least Three Passing Touchdowns
Gannon Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cardinal Gibbons to the win on Friday. Jones wasn't messing around, throwing for 415 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The match was his third straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
For the season, Jones has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 255.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.77
Collin Peters Dazzles in Athens Drive Defeat
Athens Drive was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Collin Peters did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Peters as he rushed for 122 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Peters and Athens Drive will stay at home for another week and welcome Leesville Road at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Peters up against the Pride's star pass catcher Jayden Lee Perry. 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: 31.13
Akshar Barnes and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Leesville Road picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to AkShar Barnes. Barnes was unstoppable, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Leesville Road's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Barnes' next matchup is against Athens Drive on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 27.85
Other Notable Players
- Deiondre Goldston: 249 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Elijah Kirkpatrick: 98 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.97)
- Jonah El-Amin: 150 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Tyrese Madry: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.58)
- Chase White: 53 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.48)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
