TAPPS Division I District 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Sawyer Anderson Leads Parish Episcopal over Liberty Christian
Parish Episcopal came up short on Friday despite Sawyer Anderson delivering his best game to date. Anderson wasn't messing around, throwing for 551 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The contest was his eighth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Anderson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Prestonwood Christian on Friday. When Anderson last faced the Lions back in November of 2023, he threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 53.73
Quinn Murphy Turns in Season-Best Performance
Liberty Christian was led to victory by Quinn Murphy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Murphy threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fifth in a row for Liberty Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. They and Nolan Catholic are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.40
Lj Taylor Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Prestonwood Christian got the W thanks in part to Lj Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Prestonwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withParish Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.20
Jaylon Hawkins Goes Supernova in Liberty Christian Win
The second Liberty Christian player making an appearance here is Jaylon Hawkins, and for good reason. He picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Hawkins has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 87.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 25.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.70
A Season-Best Effort from Matias Leon Leads Bishop Lynch over Nolan Catholic
Matias Leon produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bishop Lynch to the win on Friday. Leon threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
For the year, Leon has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 130 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.66 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.26 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.00
Other Notable Players
- Luke Glass: 211 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 28.67)
- Rhett Glenn: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Drew Richardson: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Garrett Sims: 122 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Jaxson Ladd: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.15)
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