7A Region 4 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!
Marlin Jones Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Huntsville's Marlin Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109.5). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
If the past is any indication, Jones could be in store for another big game when he takes on Albertville on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Aggies), he rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 35.58
Jabari Davis Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sparkman came up short on Friday despite Jabari Davis delivering his best game to date. Davis rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He is becoming a predictor of Sparkman's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
The defeat snapped Sparkman's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record. Davis and Sparkman will host James Clemens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.00
Malachi Foster Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Bob Jones was led to victory by Malachi Foster, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Foster rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
This year, Foster has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 96.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 34.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.83
Jl Davis Dazzles in Austin Victory
Jl Davis's big game helped extend Austin's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Davis as he threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
This year, Davis has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 191.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.97
Matthews Made His Presence Known in Sparkman's 56-37 Loss
The second Sparkman player making an appearance here is Jamarion Matthews, and for good reason. He picked up 2.5 sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Matthews has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 13.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.70
Other Notable Players
- Kenneth Joshua Jr: 86 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.78)
- Samuel Monroe: 96 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Chandler Vaughn: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Ben Battle: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Aden Preyear: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
