1A 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Dy'lan Johnson Leads Baldwyn over Walnut
Baldwyn was led to victory by Dy'Lan Johnson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Johnson threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Johnson has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 122.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 34.73
Terrell Robinson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Baldwyn was led to victory by Terrell Robinson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Robinson rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Robinson must have Walnut's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Robinson rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.25
Mcgee Came Up Big in Thrasher's 40-8 Defeat
Thrasher had to settle for second on Friday, but Jayden McGee sure wasn't going down easily. McGee was dynamite, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Thrasher is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. McGee and Thrasher will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Falkner at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 23.77
Aidan Stewart Makes It Three for Baldwyn
Another Baldwyn player making an appearance on this list is Aidan Stewart. He picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 57 yards.
This season, Stewart has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 37 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.72
Luke Finney Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Luke Finney of Tupelo Christian Prep. Finney made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Tupelo Christian Prep dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Finney and Tupelo Christian Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Smithville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 19.23
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