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!
Pilgrim Posts Huge Game in 27-19 Loss
Starting off the list is Centreville's Menyelek Pilgrim, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pilgrim made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 60 yards.
This year, Pilgrim has averaged 12.3 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.57 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 29.71 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 45.28
A Season-Best Effort from Alec Saunders Leads South Lakes over Oakton
South Lakes came up short on Friday despite Alec Saunders delivering his best game to date. Saunders rushed for 54 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Lakes is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Saunders and South Lakes will host James Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.65
Cody Wood Delivers Electric Performance Vs Oakton
Keeping Saunders company is Cody Wood, a fellow South Lakes player. He rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Wood has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 36.63
Wesley Flamer Turns in Season-Best Performance
Westfield was led to victory by Wesley Flamer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Flamer picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the year, Flamer has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.50
Lucas Lovelace Makes It Two for Centreville
The second Centreville player making an appearance here is Lucas Lovelace, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles.
This year, Lovelace has averaged 9.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Troy Lucas: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Lj Person: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Mohamed Shuaib: 203 yards passing; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
