7A Region 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!
Jailen Wheeler Goes Supernova in Baker Loss
Starting off the list is Baker's Jailen Wheeler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wheeler rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the year, Wheeler has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 82.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.28
Mikkel Willoughby Turns in Season-Best Performance
Daphne was led to victory by Mikkel Willoughby, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Willoughby rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Daphne's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Willoughby and Daphne will welcome Robertsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.48
Chris Andrews' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Davidson over Foley
Davidson was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Chris Andrews did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Andrews as he rushed for 151 yards on only 14 carries.
Davidson's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. They and Mary G. Montgomery are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.60
Mason Henderson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Mason Henderson of Fairhope. Henderson wasn't messing around on Friday, forcing a fumble, making 14 total tackles, and defending a pass. The game was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of Fairhope's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
This season, Henderson has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.44 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Other Notable Players
- Shermar Elston: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.30)
- Nelson Thompson: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.37)
- Quinterirus Robinson: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Cooper Hermecz: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.73)
- Kingston Butler: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
