4A 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!
Rhett Slagle Delivers Best Effort of Season
Rhett Slagle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elizabethton to the win on Friday. Slagle threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 21-for-21 passing, and also rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Elizabethton pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Slagle and Elizabethton will venture away from home to square off against Volunteer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.23
Keelin Releford Delivers Electric Effort Vs Unicoi County
Volunteer had to settle for second on Friday, but Keelin Releford sure wasn't going down easily. Releford turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 202 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards.
Volunteer's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6-1. Releford and Volunteer have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Elizabethton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.87
Owen Fleenor Makes It Two for Volunteer
Keeping Releford company is Owen Fleenor, a fellow Volunteer player. He picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Fleenor has averaged 19.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.18
Justin Whitehead Makes It Two for Elizabethton
The second Elizabethton player making an appearance here is Justin Whitehead, and for good reason. He picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Whitehead has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 33.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.60
A Season-Best Performance from Isaiah Ward Leads Volunteer over Unicoi County
Volunteer came up short on Friday despite Isaiah Ward delivering his best game to date. Ward picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Ward has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 40 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.03
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