6A 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 Kj Lacey Leads Saraland over Murphy
Saraland was led to victory by Kj Lacey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lacey threw for 233 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (16) he has had since back in September of 2023.
The victory for Saraland keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Lacey's next contest is against Theodore on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 45.93
Kolin Wilson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Theodore
Gulf Shores was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Kolin Wilson did his best to prevent it. Wilson was unstoppable, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
Gulf Shores is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Wilson will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Baldwin County on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.33
Landon Everett Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Landon Everett continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This year, Everett has averaged 18 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
Blount's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to La?Zeric Johnson
Thanks in part to La?Zeric Johnson, Blount said goodbye to their three-game losing streak. Johnson did his part (and then some), rushing for 102 yards for the 'W'.
On the season, Johnson has averaged 56.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.73
Crishon Overton Turns in Season-Best Performance
Crishon Overton produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Theodore to the win on Friday. Overton rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Theodore's third in a row) raised their record to 4-4. Overton and Theodore will look to defend their home field on Friday against Saraland at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 22.93
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Helton: 1 sack, 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Kendrick Able Jr.: 172 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Jayden Adams: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Deandre White: 2 interception, 5 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Jamichael Garrett: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
