MAIS 6A District 1 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!
Bralan J Womack Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Hartfield Academy's Bralan J Womack, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday J Womack made five total tackles (1.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hartfield Academy moved to 7-1 with that loss, which also ended their 21-game winning streak. J Womack and Hartfield Academy will square off against Jackson Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.98
Big Game from Ellis As Jackson Academy Won 38-13
Omarean Ellis's big game helped extend Jackson Academy's winning streak to three on Friday. Ellis was dynamite, rushing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Ellis is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Friday. Ellis rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Patriots duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 44.58
St. Joseph Catholic's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Syrone Mcbeath
Thanks in part to Syrone Mcbeath, St. Joseph Catholic said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Mcbeath turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Mcbeath has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 44.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.12
Samuel "Dj" Watkins Has Career-Day on Friday
Samuel "Dj" Watkins posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. They and Jackson Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.38
Samuel Stockett Goes Supernova in Madison-Ridgeland Academy Win
Another Madison-Ridgeland Academy player making an appearance on this list is Samuel Stockett. He threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Stockett has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 274.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.63
Other Notable Players
- Zycameron Williams: 2 sacks, 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 30.68)
- Cayman Tapper: 321 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Jack Polles: 67 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 25.03)
- John Thomas: 137 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Drew Wamble: 168 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
