5A District 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!
Big Game from Foster As Liberty Magnet Fell 42-14
Starting off the list is Liberty Magnet's Zaiden Foster, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Foster rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards.
Liberty Magnet has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Foster and Liberty Magnet have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Zachary at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 29.40
A Season-Best Effort from Caleb Gonzales Leads Zachary over Scotlandville
Caleb Gonzales produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Zachary to the win on Friday. Gonzales threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns.
The win (which was Zachary's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Gonzales and Zachary will challenge Liberty Magnet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.13
Davekio Ruffin Dazzles in Zachary Victory
Davekio Ruffin posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
On the season, Ruffin has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 82.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.08
Welch Made His Presence Known in Liberty Magnet's 42-14 Loss
The second Liberty Magnet player making an appearance here is Dedrick Welch, and for good reason. He picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.incredibly, Welch got all that yardage with just one huge grab
On the year, Welch has averaged 125.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.28
A Constellation of Stars for Zachary
Another Zachary player making an appearance on this list is Tralan Sept. He picked up 19 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Scotlandville had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Sept it was a similar story. Sept rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Hornets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 14.15
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