South Seven 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!
Junious Thomas Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Marion had to settle for second even though Junious Thomas put up the best numbers he has all season. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards.
Marion is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Thomas and Marion will take on Carbondale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.45
Cahokia Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Donald Collier
Cahokia picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Donald Collier. Collier did his part (and then some), making seven total tackles for the 'W'.
This year, Collier has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 30.38
Callahan Roper Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Callahan Roper posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Marion over Collinsville on Friday. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Roper has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.60
Phipps Made His Presence Known in Cahokia's 28-17 Victory
Cahokia picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Issac Phipps. Centralia had no answer to Phipps as he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Centralia's probably not too fond of Phipps given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Phipps saw the Orphans), he picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 26.75
Ryian Calonne Makes It Three for Marion
Another Marion player making an appearance on this list is Ryian Calonne. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
On the year, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- Demarzion Graham: 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Orlando Fridge: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.40)
- Davin Wooley: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Omar Mims Jr: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
