5A 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!
Newman Came Up Big in Sevier County's 49-0 Victory
Cooper Newman's big game helped extend Sevier County's winning streak to eight on Friday. Newman was dynamite, throwing for 240 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Newman and Sevier County will face off against East Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Newman took on the Hurricanes, he threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.10
While David Crockett might've come up empty on Friday, Zeke Slone wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Slone was still balling out as he picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 54 yards.
For the season, Slone has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 35 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.92
A Season-Best Performance from Malachi Monroe Leads Morristown-Hamblen West over David Crockett
Malachi Monroe produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Morristown-Hamblen West to the win on Friday. Monroe rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Morristown-Hamblen West: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
This year, Monroe has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 54.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.20
Sevier County Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Jude Costner
Jude Costner's big game helped extend Sevier County's winning streak to eight on Friday. Daniel Boone had no answer to Costner as he made a tackle.
Gamescore: 25.67
Joey Galazin Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Joey Galazin continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up a sack, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
This season, Galazin has averaged 11.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.25
Other Notable Players
- John Michael Rosen: 43 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
