4A Region 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Rhett Slagle Leads Elizabethton over Northview Academy
Elizabethton was led to victory by Rhett Slagle, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Slagle threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 21-for-21 passing, and also rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Elizabethton's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Slagle and Elizabethton will head out to challenge Volunteer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.23
Keelin Releford Goes Supernova in Volunteer Loss
While Volunteer might've come up empty on Friday, Keelin Releford wasn't going down without a fight. Releford was unstoppable, throwing for 202 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards.
Volunteer's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6-1. Releford and Volunteer will stay at home for another week and welcome Elizabethton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.87
Owen Fleenor Makes It Two for Volunteer
Another Volunteer player making an appearance on this list is Owen Fleenor. He picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Fleenor has averaged 19.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.18
Justin Whitehead Makes It Two for Elizabethton
The second Elizabethton player making an appearance here is Justin Whitehead, and for good reason. He picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Whitehead has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 33.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.60
Isaiah Ward Turns in Season-Best Performance
Volunteer came up short on Friday despite Isaiah Ward delivering his best game to date. Ward picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Ward has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 40 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.03
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