4A Region 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!
Keagan Statler Dazzles in Highland Win
Starting off the list is Highland's Keagan Statler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Statler rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Blytheville, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Statler. Statler rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry the last time he and the Chickasaws duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.18
Big Game from Mclaughlin As Southside Won 43-7
Owen McLaughlin's big game helped extend Southside's winning streak to six on Friday. McLaughlin was unstoppable, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. McLaughlin is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 113 every time he's taken the field this season.
Southside pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. McLaughlin and Southside will take on Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.78
Highland Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Jimmy Jensen
Highland picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jimmy Jensen. Jensen was dynamite, rushing for 18 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 61 receiving yards.
For the season, Jensen has averaged 66.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.07
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Tony Postell Jr
Tony Postell Jr continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
For the season, Postell Jr has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 137.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.28
Braden Simpson and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Braden Simpson was instrumental in extending Southside's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Simpson as he made 11 total tackles.
On the season, Simpson has averaged 8 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 19 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.88
Other Notable Players
- Trey Allen: 108 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Nate Huckabee: 73 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Ty Menard: 1 interception, 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
