1A Region 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!
Nehemiah Mccary Turns in Season-Best Effort
Nehemiah Mccary produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Maplesville to the win on Friday. Mccary rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries.
If history really does repeat itself, Mccary might just drop another big game when he faces off against Verbena on Friday. Mccary rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries the last time he and Verbena duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 51.50
Kaden Cotton Goes Supernova in Billingsley Loss
Kaden Cotton continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least 114 rushing yards. He rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Cotton has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 32.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 42.37
Billingsley Gets a Boost from Jones in 35-30 Defeat
Keeping Cotton company is Landon Jones, a fellow Billingsley player. He threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 35 yards.
Notasulga had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jones it was a similar story. When Jones last faced the Blue Devils back in October of 2023, he threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 40.88
A Season-Best Effort from Hayden Wilson Leads Verbena over Autaugaville
Hayden Wilson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Verbena to the win on Friday. Wilson threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Verbena pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Wilson and Verbena will head out on the road to challenge Maplesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.53
Kyle Boice Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another Billingsley player making an appearance on this list is Kyle Boice. He picked up 150 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.7). He didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Boice has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 103.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.92
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