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!
Junious Thomas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Marion came up short on Friday despite Junious Thomas delivering his best game to date. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary 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. Collier was dynamite, making seven total tackles.
For the year, Collier has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 30.38
A Season-Best Performance from Callahan Roper Leads Marion over Collinsville
Marion came up short on Friday despite Callahan Roper delivering his best game to date. 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
Big Game from Phipps As Cahokia Won 28-17
Issac Phipps was instrumental in extending Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Phipps was unstoppable, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Phipps must have Centralia's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Phipps saw the Orphans), he picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
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 year, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, 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
