MAIS 5A District 2 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!
A Season-Best Effort from George Wilcox Leads Leake Academy over Pillow Academy
On Friday, Leake Academy got the W thanks in part to George Wilcox playing the best football he has all season. Wilcox's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 315 passing yards dating back to last season. He also passed for 358 passing yards, which is notable because Leake Academy is 3-1 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
If history really does repeat itself, Wilcox might just drop another big game when he faces off against East Rankin Academy on Friday. Wilcox threw for 461 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground the last time he and the Patriots duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.77
Matthew Nowell Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Leake Academy got the W thanks in part to Matthew Nowell playing the best football he has all season. Nowell picked up 99 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Nowell is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against East Rankin Academy on Friday. When Nowell last faced the Patriots back in October of 2023, he picked up 183 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.15
Jalin Trotter Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jalin Trotter produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lamar to the win on Friday. Trotter picked up 155 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 57 yards.
Lamar now has a winning record of 4-3. Trotter's next match is against Simpson Academy on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 39.92
Kellan Kerley Makes It Two for Lamar
Keeping Trotter company is Kellan Kerley, a fellow Lamar player. He rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Kerley has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 29.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.78
Other Notable Players
- Matthan Weaver: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.68)
- Coby Kemp: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Wyatt Bond: 285 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.90)
- Garrett Adcock: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
