TAPPS Division I District 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Chase Garnett Delivers Best Effort of Season
Chase Garnett produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Liberty Christian to the win on Friday. Garnett rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (108.3) per game. Those 192 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Unfortunately for Prestonwood Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Garnett. Garnett rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.68
Anderson Came Up Big in Parish Episcopal's 56-0 Victory
Sawyer Anderson continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his seventh-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Trinity Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Anderson. When Anderson last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Gamescore: 34.93
Matthew Mcclain Goes Supernova in Prestonwood Christian Defeat
While Prestonwood Christian might've come up empty on Friday, Matthew Mcclain wasn't going down without a fight. Liberty Christian had no answer to Mcclain as he picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 76 yards.
Prestonwood Christian's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. Mcclain and Prestonwood Christian will face off against Legacy Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.07
A Season-Best Performance from Cj Witten Leads Liberty Christian over Prestonwood Christian
On Friday, Liberty Christian got the W thanks in part to Cj Witten playing the best football he has all season. Witten wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Witten has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 26.75
Sam Jones Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Sam Jones continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He forced a fumble and made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, Jones has averaged 10.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.77
Other Notable Players
- Luke Lawrence: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.57)
- Takashi Shaw: 102 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Rhett Glenn: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Matias Leon: 214 yards passing; 29 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.47)
- Luke Glass: 233 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
