5A 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!
Jamarcea Plater Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Captain Shreve's Jamarcea Plater, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Plater's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 175 rushing yards.
Captain Shreve's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. Plater and Captain Shreve will look to defend their home field on Friday against Parkway at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.87
Taylor Posts Huge Game in 56-13 Win
Ben Taylor was instrumental in extending Airline's winning streak to seven on Friday. Haughton had no answer to Taylor as he threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Taylor has been hot , having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
Haughton had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Taylor it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Taylor saw the Buccaneers), he threw for 364 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88.5% of his passes.
Gamescore: 38.83
Damari Drake's Big Game Leads Evangel Christian Academy over Benton
Thanks in part to Damari Drake, Evangel Christian Academy said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Drake did his part (and then some), making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) for the 'W'. He has been hot , having posted seven or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
This season, Drake has averaged 12.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.60
Collin Deere Turns in Season-Best Effort
Collin Deere produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Byrd to the win on Friday. Deere rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Deere has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.80
DJ Allen and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
DJ Allen was instrumental in extending Airline's winning streak to seven on Friday. Allen was dynamite, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Allen has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 34.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 30.18
Other Notable Players
- Jamarion Washington: 140 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.87)
- Peyton Houston: 266 yards passing; 45 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.63)
- Joemiah Robinson: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Dj Waldon: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.85)
- Brodie Savage: 261 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
