Southern 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 Alex Wolfe Leads Waterford over Gustine
Waterford was led to victory by Alex Wolfe, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wolfe rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Wolfe has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.75
Marcus Gray Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Marcus Gray produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Stone Ridge Christian to the win on Friday. Gray threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Stone Ridge Christian's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Gray and Stone Ridge Christian will square off against Mariposa County at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.90
Kayden Downey Delivers Best Effort of Season
Stone Ridge Christian was led to victory by Kayden Downey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Downey picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending five passes.
On the season, Downey has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.97
Daijon O?Neil's Big Game Leads Stone Ridge Christian over Le Grand
Stone Ridge Christian picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Daijon O?Neil. O?Neil was unstoppable, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
O?Neil is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Mariposa County on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time O?Neil saw the Grizzlies), he rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 27.22
Laten Butler Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Laten Butler of Mariposa County. Butler picked up 54 receiving yards, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Mariposa County dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Butler and Mariposa County will host Stone Ridge Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.30
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