5A District 7 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!
Anderson Came Up Big in Chalmette's 27-0 Victory
Starting off the list is Chalmette's Eric Anderson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Anderson picked up three sacks and made ten total tackles. Anderson is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Chalmette's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Anderson and Chalmette will face off against Fontainebleau on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.50
Sebastian Miller Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Sebastian Miller posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fontainebleau dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Miller and Fontainebleau will welcome Chalmette on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.05
Jimmy Chanzy Dazzles in Salmen Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jimmy Chanzy stepped things up a notch to give Salmen the 'W'. Fontainebleau had no answer to Chanzy as he rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Salmen has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Chanzy and Salmen will challenge Slidell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.40
Christian Brown Makes It Two for Salmen
Keeping Chanzy company is Christian Brown, a fellow Salmen player. He rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 51 yards.
On the season, Brown has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 39.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.38
A Constellation of Stars for Salmen
Another Salmen player making an appearance on this list is Chris Newman. He picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This year, Newman has averaged 3.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.75
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