TAPPS Division I District 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!
Sawyer Anderson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Parish Episcopal came up short on Friday despite Sawyer Anderson delivering his best game to date. Anderson wasn't messing around, throwing for 551 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The match was his eighth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
Anderson is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Prestonwood Christian on Friday. When Anderson last faced the Lions back in November of 2023, he threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 53.73
Quinn Murphy Turns in Season-Best Effort
Liberty Christian was led to victory by Quinn Murphy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Murphy threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Liberty Christian's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. They and Nolan Catholic are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.40
A Season-Best Effort from Lj Taylor Leads Prestonwood Christian over Legacy Christian Academy
Prestonwood Christian was led to victory by Lj Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Prestonwood Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withParish Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.20
Jaylon Hawkins Dazzles in Liberty Christian Win
Another Liberty Christian player making an appearance on this list is Jaylon Hawkins. He picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Hawkins has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 87.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 25.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.70
Matias Leon Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Bishop Lynch got the W thanks in part to Matias Leon playing the best football he has all season. Leon threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
This season, Leon has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 130 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.66 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.26 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.00
Other Notable Players
- Luke Glass: 211 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 28.67)
- Rhett Glenn: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Garrett Sims: 122 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Jaxson Ladd: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.15)
- Jaylen Pile: 99 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.83)
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