South Seven 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Junious Thomas Leads Marion over Collinsville
On Friday, Marion had to settle for second even though Junious Thomas put up the best numbers he has all season. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 71 yards.
Marion is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Thomas and Marion will challenge Carbondale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.45
Donald Collier and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Cahokia picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Donald Collier. Nobody could stop Collier as he made seven total tackles.
This year, Collier has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 30.38
Callahan Roper Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Callahan Roper posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Marion over Collinsville on Friday. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Roper has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.60
Phipps Came Up Big in Cahokia's 28-17 Win
Issac Phipps was instrumental in extending Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Phipps as he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Centralia had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Phipps it was a similar story. Phipps picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Orphans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 26.75
A Constellation of Stars for Marion
Another Marion player making an appearance on this list is Ryian Calonne. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- Demarzion Graham: 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Orlando Fridge: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.40)
- Davin Wooley: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Omar Mims Jr: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
