South Seven 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 Junious Thomas Leads Marion over Collinsville
On Friday, Marion had to settle for second even though Junious Thomas put up the best numbers he has all season. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Marion is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Thomas and Marion will face off against Carbondale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.45
Callahan Roper Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Callahan Roper posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Marion over Collinsville on Friday. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Roper has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.60
Phipps Posts Huge Game in 28-17 Win
Issac Phipps's big game helped extend Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Phipps turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Centralia, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Phipps. Phipps picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Orphans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 26.75
Cahokia Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Donald Collier Jr
Cahokia picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Donald Collier Jr. Nobody could stop Collier Jr as he made seven total tackles.
For the season, Collier Jr has averaged 7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.38
Ryian Calonne Makes It Three for Marion
Another Marion player making an appearance on this list is Ryian Calonne. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
On the season, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- Demarzion Graham: 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Orlando Fridge: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.40)
- Davin Wooley: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Omar Mims Jr: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
