District 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!
Centreville Gets a Boost from Pilgrim in 27-19 Loss
Starting off the list is Centreville's Menyelek Pilgrim, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pilgrim made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
On the year, Pilgrim has averaged 12.3 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.57 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 29.71 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 45.28
Alec Saunders Delivers Best Performance of Season
South Lakes came up short on Friday despite Alec Saunders delivering his best game to date. Saunders rushed for 54 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Lakes is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Saunders and South Lakes will be playing at home against James Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.65
Cody Wood Makes It Two for South Lakes
Keeping Saunders company is Cody Wood, a fellow South Lakes player. He rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Wood has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.63
Wesley Flamer Turns in Season-Best Performance
Westfield was led to victory by Wesley Flamer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Flamer picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This season, Flamer has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.50
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Lucas Lovelace
Another Centreville player making an appearance on this list is Lucas Lovelace. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles.
This season, Lovelace has averaged 9.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Troy Lucas: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Mohamed Shuaib: 203 yards passing; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
