5A 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!
Newman Came Up Big in Sevier County's 49-0 Victory
Sevier County picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cooper Newman. Newman did his part (and then some), throwing for 240 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards for the 'W'. Those 30 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Newman and Sevier County will take on East Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Smoky Bears got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Hurricanes, probably because Newman had a solid game then too: he threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.10
While Zeke Slone delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for David Crockett. Slone was unstoppable, picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 54 yards.
This season, Slone has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 35 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.92
Malachi Monroe Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Morristown-Hamblen West got the W thanks in part to Malachi Monroe playing the best football he has all season. Monroe rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Morristown-Hamblen West: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the season, Monroe has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 54.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.20
Jude Costner and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Sevier County picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jude Costner. Costner turned in nothing short of a gem, making a tackle.
Gamescore: 25.67
Joey Galazin Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Joey Galazin continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up a sack, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
This season, Galazin has averaged 11.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.25
Other Notable Players
- John Michael Rosen: 43 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
