5A-2 Region I 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!
Newton Posts Huge Game in 41-37 Win
Starting off the list is Walnut Grove's Cameron Newton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Newton rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Newton is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Walnut Grove's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withMelissa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.78
A Season-Best Performance from DJ Shelton Leads Emerson over Melissa
Emerson was led to victory by DJ Shelton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Shelton rushed for 75 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 217 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
Shelton will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Independence on Friday. The contest will pit Shelton up against the Knights' star quarterback Logan Murindagomo. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 48.07
Jacob Richard Janecek Goes Supernova in Lovejoy Defeat
Lovejoy had to settle for second on Friday, but Jacob Richard Janecek sure wasn't going down easily. Walnut Grove had no answer to Richard Janecek as he threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 103 yards on only 14 carries. Richard Janecek has become a key player for Lovejoy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Lovejoy moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Richard Janecek and Lovejoy will square off against Denison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.90
Williams Came Up Big in Anna's 28-15 Victory
Anna picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Ziondre Williams. Williams was unstoppable, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 166 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Williams has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 250.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 92.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.37
Daylan Mccutcheon Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lovejoy came up short on Friday despite Daylan McCutcheon delivering his best game to date. McCutcheon picked up 183 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, McCutcheon has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 99.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.82
Other Notable Players
- Hayes Hackney: 359 yards passing; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 38.42)
- Ben Adams: 127 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 54 yards receiving (Gamescore: 31.85)
- Owen Magee: 1 sack, 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 30.00)
- Kevin Magee: 1 sack and 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Luke Watkins: 212 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
