7A Region 4 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!
Marlin Jones Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Huntsville's Marlin Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.5) per game. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
Jones might have his next game, a home matchup with Albertville, circled on his calendar. When Jones last faced the Aggies back in October of 2023, he rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 35.58
Jabari Davis Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Sparkman had to settle for second even though Jabari Davis put up the best numbers he has all season. Davis rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. Sparkman is 2-1 when Davis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The defeat snapped Sparkman's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record. Davis' next match is against James Clemens on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 35.00
Malachi Foster Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Bob Jones got the W thanks in part to Malachi Foster playing the best football he has all season. Foster rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
This season, Foster has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 96.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 34.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.83
Jl Davis Goes Supernova in Austin Victory
Jl Davis's big game helped extend Austin's winning streak to six on Friday. Davis did his part (and then some), throwing for 289 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes for the 'W'.
For the season, Davis has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 191.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.97
Matthews Posts Huge Game in 56-37 Loss
Another Sparkman player making an appearance on this list is Jamarion Matthews. He picked up 2.5 sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Matthews has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 13.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.70
Other Notable Players
- Kenneth Joshua Jr: 86 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.78)
- Samuel Monroe: 96 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Chandler Vaughn: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Ben Battle: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Aden Preyear: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
