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 Effort 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.
King and Spanish Fort will be playing in front of their home fans against Gulf Shores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit King up against the Dolphins' star RB Kolin Wilson. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
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 got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards.
Saraland pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Spencer's next matchup is against St. Paul's Episcopal on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 31.75
Saraland Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Jamison Roberts
Jamison Roberts's big game helped extend Saraland's winning streak to six on Friday. Roberts was dynamite, throwing for 152 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 12-for-12 passing.
For the season, Roberts has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 118 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.13
Landon Everett Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
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).
On the season, 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
Bishop Burkhalter Goes Supernova in Spanish Fort Victory
Bishop Burkhalter continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Burkhalter must have Blount's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Burkhalter saw the Leopards), he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Gamescore: 21.25
Other Notable Players
- 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
