AAAAA Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Wednesday through Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Landon Walker Turns in Season-Best Effort
Woodward Academy was led to victory by Landon Walker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Walker threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
The victory (which was Woodward Academy's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Walker and Woodward Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Decatur at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 55.63
Josiah Abdullah Delivers Best Effort of Season
Josiah Abdullah produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Woodward Academy to the win on Friday. Abdullah picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards.
On the season, Abdullah has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 78.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.80
Shiloh's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Royal Weber
Thanks in part to Royal Weber, Shiloh said goodbye to their ten-game losing streak dating back to last season. Weber turned in his biggest game of the season on Wednesday, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Shiloh's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Weber and Shiloh will stay at home for another week and welcome Arabia Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.50
Jerome Bettis Makes It Three for Woodward Academy
Another Woodward Academy player making an appearance on this list is Jerome Bettis. He picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
This year, Bettis has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 47.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 18.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.53
Other Notable Players
- Jabari Morrison: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Israel Prince: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Elijah Kashama: 2 interception and 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Joshua Isom: 1 TD ; 36 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
