5A District 7 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!
Markel Keyes Delivers Best Performance of Season
Salmen was led to victory by Markel Keyes, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Keyes rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Keyes has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 124.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 33.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.70
Eric Anderson Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Sadly, Eric Anderson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Chalmette over Ponchatoula on Friday. Anderson wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass. The match was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Anderson has averaged 8.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging five total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.00
Darensburg Came Up Big in Chalmette's 9-7 Loss
Keeping Anderson company is Tyray Darensburg, a fellow Chalmette player. He forced a fumble and made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played.
This year, Darensburg has averaged 10 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Dominick Silvan Delivers Electric Effort Vs Slidell
Dominick Silvan continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Fontainebleau pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Silvan and Fontainebleau are taking a road trip to square off against Salmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.50
Jaden Duncan Makes It Two for Fontainebleau
Another Fontainebleau player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Duncan. He made eight total tackles and snagged two interceptions.
Gamescore: 22.00
Other Notable Players
- Drake Dichiara: 187 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.97)
- Sebastian Miller: 63 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.35)
- Carlin Cagnolatti: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.27)
- Tayshawn Scott: 112 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
