3A 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!
Landell Walker and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Landell Walker's big game helped extend Johnson County's winning streak to six on Friday. Walker was dynamite, picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Johnson County pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Walker and Johnson County will welcome Chuckey-Doak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.37
Ben Reece Makes It Two for Gatlinburg-Pittman
Another Gatlinburg-Pittman player making an appearance on this list is Ben Reece. He forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Reece is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Claiborne on Friday. Reece picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.98
Jones Made His Presence Known in Unicoi County's 34-13 Loss
While Unicoi County might've come up empty on Friday, Kolby Jones wasn't going down without a fight. Gatlinburg-Pittman had no answer to Jones as he threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards.
With the defeat, Unicoi County broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-1. Jones and Unicoi County will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Volunteer at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 25.87
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Evan Allen
Evan Allen continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Gatlinburg-Pittman: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Allen has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 22.00
Other Notable Players
- Craig Huskey: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Jace Stout: 27 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.53)
- Juan Mejia: 82 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.58)
- John Keohane: 129 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.80)
- Wyatt Howard: 131 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
