A D1 Region 5 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!
Mason Hollingsworth Delivers Electric Performance Vs Landmark Christian
Starting off the list is Whitefield Academy's Mason Hollingsworth, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hollingsworth rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Those 209 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Whitefield Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Hollingsworth and Whitefield Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Walker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.78
Jamison White Makes It Two for Whitefield Academy
Another Whitefield Academy player making an appearance on this list is Jamison White. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles. The matchup was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, White has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Parker Shim Turns in Season-Best Effort
Whitefield Academy was led to victory by Parker Shim, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Shim picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
This season, Shim has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 31.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 19.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.28
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Sam D Westbrook stepped things up a notch to give Mount Paran Christian the 'W'. D Westbrook turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards.
Mount Paran Christian pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. D Westbrook and Mount Paran Christian will head out to face off against Landmark Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.17
Gavin Steele's Big Game Leads Mount Paran Christian over Business Engineering Science Tech
Another Mount Paran Christian player making an appearance on this list is Gavin Steele. He rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Mount Paran Christian's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Unfortunately for Business Engineering Science Tech, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Steele. When Steele last faced Business Engineering Science Tech back in September of 2023, he rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 20.40
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Overton: 50 yards passing; 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
