South Seven 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 Junious Thomas Leads Marion over Collinsville
On Friday, Marion had to settle for second even though Junious Thomas put up the best numbers he has all season. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Marion is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Thomas and Marion will challenge Carbondale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.45
Donald Collier and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Donald Collier's big game helped extend Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Centralia had no answer to Collier as he made seven total tackles.
On the season, Collier has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 30.38
Callahan Roper Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Marion had to settle for second even though Callahan Roper put up the best numbers he has all season. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Roper has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.60
Phipps Posts Huge Game in 28-17 Victory
Cahokia picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Issac Phipps. Phipps turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Centralia's probably not too fond of Phipps given he always seems to get the better of them. Phipps picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Orphans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 26.75
A Constellation of Stars for Marion
Another Marion player making an appearance on this list is Ryian Calonne. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
On the season, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- Demarzion Graham: 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Orlando Fridge: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.40)
- Davin Wooley: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Omar Mims Jr: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
