1A District 6 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!
Dane Thompkins Turns in Season-Best Effort
Dane Thompkins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading The First Academy to the win on Friday. Thompkins rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Thompkins has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 92.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.20
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Thomas Young stepped things up a notch to give Orlando Christian Prep the 'W'. West Oaks Academy had no answer to Young as he made a tackle.
Orlando Christian Prep's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-4. Young's next matchup is against Melbourne Central Catholic on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 27.28
Zeke Gunn Makes It Two for Orlando Christian Prep
Keeping Young company is Zeke Gunn, a fellow Orlando Christian Prep player. He made a tackle.
Gamescore: 26.48
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Ezra Engle
Melbourne Central Catholic came up short on Friday despite Ezra Engle delivering his best game to date. Engle wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (1.5 for loss). The game was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Melbourne Central Catholic's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. Engle's next match is against Orlando Christian Prep on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 26.00
A Season-Best Effort from Avery Anderson Leads Orlando Christian Prep over West Oaks Academy
Orlando Christian Prep was led to victory by Avery Anderson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Anderson rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He is becoming a predictor of Orlando Christian Prep's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
On the year, Anderson has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 58.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.80
Other Notable Players
- Srlondo Whiley: 3 sacks and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Salomon Georges: 269 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.03)
- Howard Dewitt: 94 yards rushing; 39 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.73)
- Evan James: 142 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.87)
- Demetrice Mccray: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
