1A 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!
George Grant Turns in Season-Best Effort
George Grant produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Maclay to the win on Friday. Grant threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Grant must have FAMU DRS's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Grant rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns the last time he and the Baby Rattlers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 64.40
Arius Burt Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, North Florida Christian had to settle for second even though Arius Burt put up the best numbers he has all season. Burt rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
North Florida Christian is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Burt's next game is against FAMU DRS on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 42.12
Tucker Poppell put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.incredibly, Poppell got all that yardage with just one huge run
On the season, Poppell has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.60
Big Game from Rosier As North Florida Christian Fell 49-28
Another North Florida Christian player making an appearance on this list is Marcus Rosier. He forced two fumbles and made nine total tackles.
For the year, Rosier has averaged 9.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.30
Jediah Stewart Has Career-Day on Friday
Jediah Stewart posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. As a matter of fact, he produced his best game of the campaign : he rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Stewart has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 13.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.03
Other Notable Players
- Henry Richardson: 86 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.77)
- Tommy Coyne: 81 yards passing; 49 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Nash Beshears: 95 yards receiving; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.55)
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