7A District 7 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Seth Hogan Leads Plant City over Newsome
Seth Hogan produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Plant City to the win on Friday. Hogan wasn't messing around, making 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. The match was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles.
The win was the fourth in a row for Plant City, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Hogan and Plant City will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Strawberry Crest at 7:00 p.m. on November 7th.
Gamescore: 39.25
Plant City Gets a Boost from Denson in 41-17 Win
Another Plant City player making an appearance on this list is Chris Denson. He rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 140 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Denson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Strawberry Crest on Friday. Denson threw for 216 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes the last time he and the Chargers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.13
Balaguer Came Up Big in Sumner's 27-20 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Antonio Balaguer stepped things up a notch to give Sumner the 'W'. Alonso had no answer to Balaguer as he threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Sumner now has a winning record of 5-4. Balaguer and Sumner will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hillsborough at 7:30 p.m. on November 7th.
Gamescore: 23.67
A Constellation of Stars for Plant City
Another Plant City player making an appearance on this list is Tony Marshall. He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Marshall has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 103.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.80
Jaheim Hudson Makes It Two for Sumner
Another Sumner player making an appearance on this list is Jaheim Hudson. He picked up a sack and made eight total tackles.
On the year, Hudson has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.44 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.89 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.62
Other Notable Players
- Travont Panier: (1TD), 11 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Taesean Robinson: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.63)
- Jaikim Haggans: 131 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Jace Eldridge: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Braeden Berdecia: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
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