TAIAO Division 1 - South (6 Man) 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!
Charlie Pote Goes Supernova in BVCHEA Homeschool Win
Starting off the list is BVCHEA HomeSchool's Charlie Pote, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pote rushed for 120 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 49 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
The victory was the fourth in a row for BVCHEA HomeSchool, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Pote and BVCHEA HomeSchool will square off against Austin Royals HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.47
A Season-Best Effort from Evan Spondike Leads Gloria Deo Academy over St. Stephen's Episcopal
Evan Spondike produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gloria Deo Academy to the win on Friday. Spondike picked up 150 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defending a pass.
The win was the fourth in a row for Gloria Deo Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Spondike and Gloria Deo Academy will challenge Summit Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.58
Big Game from Sherwood As Founders Classical Academy Won 58-6
Beck Sherwood was instrumental in extending Founders Classical Academy's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Sherwood as he threw for 325 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt.
For the season, Sherwood has thrown 23 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 215.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.27
Boone Tucker Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
On Friday, BVCHEA HomeSchool got the W thanks in part to Boone Tucker playing the best football he has all season. Tucker wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, making 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defending two passes. The contest was his tenth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Tucker has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging five total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 43.00
Trip Kuper Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Gloria Deo Academy got the W thanks in part to Trip Kuper playing the best football he has all season. Kuper threw for 208 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
On the season, Kuper has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 126 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 37.57
Other Notable Players
- Kendal Gill: 145 yards passing; 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.17)
- Nolan Chandler: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 36 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.93)
- Caleb Ross: 29 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.35)
- Isaac Brock: 64 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 27.90)
- Eric Sampson: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.13)
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