6A District 16 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!
Derrick Ferguson Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Southwest's Derrick Ferguson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ferguson rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
Southwest is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Ferguson and Southwest are on the road again on Thursday to play Doral Academy at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.98
Doral Academy Gets a Boost from Green in 47-28 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Darreon Green stepped things up a notch to give Doral Academy the 'W'. Green was unstoppable, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards.
Doral Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. Green and Doral Academy will welcome Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 38.18
Joel Miller Makes It Two for Doral Academy
Another Doral Academy player making an appearance on this list is Joel Miller. He rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Miller has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 39.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
A Season-Best Performance from Nicholas Garcia Leads Doral Academy over Spanish River
Doral Academy was led to victory by Nicholas Garcia, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Garcia rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
This year, Garcia has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 6.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.60
Williams Posts Huge Game in 27-14 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is William Williams of Southridge. Williams rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
With the loss, Southridge broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2. Williams and Southridge will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South Dade at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 18.60
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