5A Region 8 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!
Bricen Turnage Goes Supernova in Munford Victory
Bricen Turnage's big game helped extend Munford's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Turnage as he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Munford pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.35
Perkins Made His Presence Known in Southwind's 35-20 Victory
Kelvin Perkins was instrumental in extending Southwind's winning streak to three on Friday. Memphis Central had no answer to Perkins as he threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Memphis Central had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Perkins it was a similar story. Perkins threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.80
Munford Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Tay Starks
Munford picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tay Starks. Starks was unstoppable, rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
On the season, Starks has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 113.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Big Game from Farmer As Memphis Central Fell 35-20
While Andrus Farmer delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Memphis Central. Farmer was unstoppable, picking up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
With the loss, Memphis Central broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. Farmer and Memphis Central will host Manassas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.02
Other Notable Players
- Gary Greer: 88 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
