7A District 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Tony Marshall Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Plant City got the W thanks in part to Tony Marshall playing the best football he has all season. Marshall rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.4) per game. Those 201 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Plant City's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Marshall and Plant City are taking a road trip to challenge Newsome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.98
Chris Denson's Big Game Leads Plant City over Alonso
Another Plant City player making an appearance on this list is Chris Denson. He threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
Unfortunately for Alonso, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Denson. Denson threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries the last time he and the Ravens duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 55.47
A Season-Best Performance from Joseph Glennon Leads Alonso over Plant City
On Friday, Alonso had to settle for second even though Joseph Glennon put up the best numbers he has all season. Glennon rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He has become a key player for Alonso: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Plant City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Glennon it was a similar story. When Glennon last faced the Raiders back in September of 2023, he rushed for 185 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 49.87
Antonio Balaguer Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Sumner got the W thanks in part to Antonio Balaguer playing the best football he has all season. Balaguer threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
For the year, Balaguer has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 141.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.57
Other Notable Players
- Josh Tyson: 106 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.43)
- Donavon Isaac: 0.5 sacks, 10 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.33)
- Jaikim Haggans: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Clayton Brown: 93 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 50 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.15)
- Taesean Robinson: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.12)
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