5A District 1 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!
Peyton Houston Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Peyton Houston posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Evangel Christian Academy over Captain Shreve on Thursday. Houston threw for 817 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.7 passing touchdowns per game. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 348 passing yards dating back to last season.
Evangel Christian Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Houston and Evangel Christian Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Benton at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 111.17
Johnny Casey Makes It Two for Evangel Christian Academy
Another Evangel Christian Academy player making an appearance on this list is Johnny Casey. He made two total tackles. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.5).
Gamescore: 60.68
Another Game with at Least Four Passing Touchdowns from Brodie Savage
Another Captain Shreve player making an appearance on this list is Brodie Savage. He threw for 472 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Savage has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 267.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.87
Kenny Darby Goes Supernova in Airline Win
Airline picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kenny Darby. Parkway had no answer to Darby as he picked up 77 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Darby didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended three passes.
Airline's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Darby will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Haughton on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.95
Other Notable Players
- Ben Taylor: 337 yards passing (Gamescore: 34.17)
- Charley Abraham: 215 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Dj Waldon: 74 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.33)
- Nathan Green: 121 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.02)
- Nyles Hullaby: 106 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.00)
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