Southwest Prep 4A 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 Performance from Cole Allen Leads St. John's over St. Mark's
Cole Allen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. John to the win on Friday. Allen rushed for 439 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run.
Allen might have his next game, a home matchup with Episcopal School of Dallas, circled on his calendar. When Allen last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 126.57
Wayne Shanks Jr. Dazzles in Kinkaid Win
Wayne Shanks Jr.'s big game helped extend Kinkaid's winning streak to seven on Friday. Episcopal had no answer to Shanks Jr. as he picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards. Shanks Jr. was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
Kinkaid's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Shanks Jr. and Kinkaid will take on Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.53
David Capobianco and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
David Capobianco's big game helped extend Kinkaid's winning streak to seven on Friday. Episcopal had no answer to Capobianco as he threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards. The dominant performance gave Capobianco a new career-high in rushing yards.
This year, Capobianco has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 152.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 20.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 20.00
Shea Quinn Makes It Two for St. John's
The second St. John's player making an appearance here is Shea Quinn, and for good reason. He threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Quinn has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 150.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 14.30
A Constellation of Stars for St. John's
Another St. John's player making an appearance on this list is John Hicks. He picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 67 yards.
On the season, Hicks has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.77
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
