6A-II District 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dreandre Bruton Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Piedmont got the W thanks in part to DreAndre Bruton playing the best football he has all season. Bruton rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
The win (which was Piedmont's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Bruton and Piedmont will face off against Southmoore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.20
Morgan Came Up Big in Choctaw's 35-28 Win
Choctaw picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Mayor Morgan. Stillwater had no answer to Morgan as he rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. Morgan is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
For the season, Morgan has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 41.45
Jayden Fuston Makes It Two for Piedmont
Another Piedmont player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Fuston. He rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
This year, Fuston has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 126.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
Schubert Posts Huge Game in 35-28 Defeat
While Stillwater might've come up empty on Thursday, Mason Schubert wasn't going down without a fight. Schubert turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 302 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Stillwater moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Schubert and Stillwater will head out to challenge Putnam City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.53
Ladarren Shoels Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Putnam City got the W thanks in part to LaDarren Shoels playing the best football he has all season. Shoels rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Shoels has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.60
Other Notable Players
- Denymn Friday: 193 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.87)
- Rodgerick Sloan: 1 TD ; 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.37)
- David Thomas: 173 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.63)
- Deshawn 'Juju' Smith: 85 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.93)
- Rocco Tartaglione: 1 sack, 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
