1A District 5 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!
Myka Nipple Delivers Electric Effort Vs North Central
Catholic of Pointe Coupee picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Myka Nipple. Nipple turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Central had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Nipple it was a similar story. When Nipple last faced the Hurricanes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 39.83
St. Edmund Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Henry Summerlin
Henry Summerlin was instrumental in extending St. Edmund's winning streak to six on Friday. Summerlin was unstoppable, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards.
For the season, Summerlin has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 130.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.00
Justin Woods Delivers Best Performance of Season
Justin Woods produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Catholic of Pointe Coupee to the win on Friday. Woods rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Woods has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.15
Big Game from West As St. Edmund Won 56-14
Kane West's big game helped extend St. Edmund's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop West as he threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only five passes.
For the year, West has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 155.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 22.43
Other Notable Players
- Parker Jewell: 53 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Wyatt Dubois: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
