A D1 Region 5 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!
Mason Hollingsworth Goes Supernova in Whitefield Academy Victory
Starting off the list is Whitefield Academy's Mason Hollingsworth, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hollingsworth rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Whitefield Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Hollingsworth and Whitefield Academy will be playing at home against Walker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.78
Jamison White Makes It Two for Whitefield Academy
Another Whitefield Academy player making an appearance on this list is Jamison White. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles. The match was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles.
For the season, White has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Parker Shim Turns in Season-Best Effort
Whitefield Academy was led to victory by Parker Shim, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Shim picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 61 yards.
This season, Shim has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 31.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.28
Sam D Westbrook was a major factor in Mount Paran Christian's victory over Business Engineering Science Tech on Friday. D Westbrook was dynamite, picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards.
On the season, D Westbrook has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 27.2 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 21.17
Steele Posts Huge Game in 25-6 Victory
Keeping D westbrook company is Gavin Steele, a fellow Mount Paran Christian player. He rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Mount Paran Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Steele must have Business Engineering Science Tech's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Steele rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries the last time he and Business Engineering Science Tech duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 20.40
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Overton: 50 yards passing; 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
