5A-2 Region I District 4 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!
Edward Chumley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Anna was led to victory by Edward Chumley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Chumley wasn't messing around, rushing for 171 yards and five touchdowns. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for Anna, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Chumley and Anna will square off against Denison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.87
Cameron Newton's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Sadly, Cameron Newton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Walnut Grove over Anna on Friday. Newton rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. Newton and Walnut Grove will square off against Lovejoy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.08
Williams Came Up Big in Anna's 55-41 Win
The second Anna player making an appearance here is Ziondre Williams, and for good reason. He threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 91 yards on only 12 carries.
Unfortunately for Walnut Grove, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Williams. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Williams saw the Wildcats), he threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 47.80
Ben Adams Goes Supernova in Lovejoy Win
Lovejoy picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Ben Adams. Emerson had no answer to Adams as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lovejoy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Adams will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Walnut Grove on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.07
Jacob Richard Janecek Makes It Two for Lovejoy
Keeping Adams company is Jacob Richard Janecek, a fellow Lovejoy player. He rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 185 yards on 20 of 31 attempts.
For the season, Richard Janecek has averaged 230.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.03
Other Notable Players
- Agape Lawrence: 1 sack and 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 33.00)
- Luke Watkins: 158 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.22)
- Ty Rhodes: 94 yards passing; 113 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.87)
- Keller Pittenger: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Cash Williams: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
