6A Region 4 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!
Blake Owen Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Cookeville got the W thanks in part to Blake Owen playing the best football he has all season. Owen rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Gallatin had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Owen it was a similar story. When Owen last faced the Green Wave back in September of 2023, he rushed for 126 yards, and also threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 65.13
Stroup Posts Huge Game in 45-29 Loss
Jackson Stroup posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Stroup and Gallatin will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Wilson Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. The Green Wave got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Wildcats, probably because Stroup had a solid game then too: he threw for 152 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 40.83
Jeremiah Williams Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Gallatin had to settle for second even though Jeremiah Williams put up the best numbers he has all season. Williams picked up 147 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Williams has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 74.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.70
A Constellation of Stars for Gallatin
Another Gallatin player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Hoskins. He rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Hoskins has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 61.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 18.18
Blake Barrett's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Blake Barrett posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
For the season, Barrett has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 31.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.20
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