6A-II District 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!
Denymn Friday Turns in Season-Best Effort
Putnam City was led to victory by Denymn Friday, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Friday threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns.
On the year, Friday has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 134.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.4 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.8 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.20
Choctaw Gets a Boost from Williams in 51-17 Win
Cash Williams was instrumental in extending Choctaw's winning streak to three on Friday. Williams was unstoppable, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Choctaw's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Williams and Choctaw will face off against Stillwater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 32.93
Jayden Fuston Turns in Another Game with at Least 118 Rushing Yards
Jayden Fuston's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 118+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
This year, Fuston has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 122.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.40
Deshawn 'Juju' Smith's Big Game Leads Choctaw over Southmoore
Another Choctaw player making an appearance on this list is Deshawn 'Juju' Smith. He picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 89 yards on only nine carries.
For the year, Smith has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.88
Other Notable Players
- Kyle Stokes: 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Mayor Morgan: 68 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.17)
- Carter Hainrihar: 31 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 31 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.98)
- Grayson May: 85 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Demarion Ridley: 108 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
