4A District 11 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!
Jones Came Up Big in St. Petersburg's 33-28 Defeat
Starting off the list is St. Petersburg's Jeffery Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards.
With the loss, St. Petersburg broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. Jones and St. Petersburg will play host again on Friday to welcome Osceola, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 53.00
Osceola Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Dylan Xayasongkham
Dylan Xayasongkham's big game helped extend Osceola's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Xayasongkham as he made five total tackles and defended a pass. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Countryside had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Xayasongkham it was a similar story. Xayasongkham forced a fumble, made eight total tackles, and defended seven passes in addition to snagging an interception the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 34.15
Keatin Emener Turns in Season-Best Effort
Northeast was led to victory by Keatin Emener, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Emener rushed for 12 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 137 yards and a touchdown.
With the victory, Northeast broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Emener and Northeast will challenge Southeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.93
Gavin Galish Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Osceola got the W thanks in part to Gavin Galish playing the best football he has all season. Galish threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
For the season, Galish has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 94.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 51.49 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 85.14 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.30
St. Petersburg Gets a Boost from Collins in 33-28 Defeat
Another St. Petersburg player making an appearance on this list is Jacob Collins. He forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Collins has averaged 8.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- Noah Powers: 114 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.90)
- Courtney Taylor: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Steven Doletzky Jr.: 46 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
