AAAAA Region 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Barron Scott Leads Decatur over Shiloh
Decatur was led to victory by Barron Scott, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Scott threw for 159 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards on only eight carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
The win for Decatur keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Scott and Decatur will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 38.60
Landon Walker Dazzles in Woodward Academy Win
Woodward Academy picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Landon Walker. Nobody could stop Walker as he threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Walker has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 156.4 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had seven passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.77
Ronin Simms Turns in Season-Best Effort
Decatur was led to victory by Ronin Simms, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Simms picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the year, Simms has averaged 3.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.75
Princeton Woods Makes It Two for Woodward Academy
Another Woodward Academy player making an appearance on this list is Princeton Woods. He picked up two sacks, made four total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
This season, Woods has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Royal Weber: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Chandler Bell: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Makhi Williams-Lee: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Marlin Mathis: 79 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Darius White: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.20)
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