6A Region 1 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!
EJ King Delivers Best Performance of Season
Spanish Fort was led to victory by EJ King, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. King rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry.
The win was the third in a row for Spanish Fort, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. King and Spanish Fort will welcome Gulf Shores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 66.40
Deshawn Spencer put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in December of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Saraland pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Spencer and Saraland will challenge St. Paul's Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.75
Jamison Roberts and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Saraland picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jamison Roberts. Roberts did his part (and then some), throwing for 152 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 12-for-12 passing for the 'W'.
This season, Roberts has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 118 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.13
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Landon Everett
Landon Everett continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 19 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
This year, Everett has averaged 17.7 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 9.83 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
La?Zeric Johnson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is La?Zeric Johnson of Blount. Johnson made five total tackles.
On the season, Johnson has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.90
Other Notable Players
- Bishop Burkhalter: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Blaize Thomas: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Santae Mcwilliams Jr.: 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.97)
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