4A-2 Region III District 10 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 Jaylan Palmer Leads Royal over La Marque
On Friday, Royal got the W thanks in part to Jaylan Palmer playing the best football he has all season. Palmer made eight total tackles.
Royal pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Palmer and Royal will challenge Harmony School of Innovation at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.40
Noah Lasker's Big Game Leads Royal over La Marque
Another Royal player making an appearance on this list is Noah Lasker. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Lasker has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 21.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.87
While Columbia might've come up empty on Friday, Mudassir Abdullah wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Abdullah was still balling out as he picked up 57 receiving yards, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Columbia moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Abdullah and Columbia will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on La Marque at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 18.42
Zaelyn Shelton Makes It Three for Royal
Another Royal player making an appearance on this list is Zaelyn Shelton. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making six total tackles and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown. The game was his third straight with six or more total tackles.
On the season, Shelton has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.50
Grant Thrasher Makes It Two for Columbia
The second Columbia player making an appearance here is Grant Thrasher, and for good reason. He made eight total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Thrasher has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.88 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 7.13 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 16.37
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