5A Region 7 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!
Phinizee Came Up Big in Russellville's 44-13 Victory
Cameron Phinizee continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 20th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 105 rushing yards. He rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run.
West Point had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Phinizee it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Phinizee saw the Warriors), he rushed for 230 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 61.27
Jake Harper's Big Game Leads Fairview over Sardis
Jake Harper's big game helped extend Fairview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Harper did his part (and then some), rushing for 251 yards on only 13 carries for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Fairview's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Harper and Fairview have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome East Limestone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.50
Ollie Howell Delivers Best Performance of Season
West Point came up short on Friday despite Ollie Howell delivering his best game to date. Howell rushed for 187 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
On the year, Howell has averaged 87.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.45
A Season-Best Performance from Tarus Davis Leads Russellville over West Point
Russellville was led to victory by Tarus Davis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davis rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
This season, Davis has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 55.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.15
Spencer Williams Turns in Season-Best Effort
East Limestone came up short on Friday despite Spencer Williams delivering his best game to date. Williams picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (3.5 for loss).
East Limestone is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Williams and East Limestone will face off against Fairview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.50
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Donald: 16 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Carson Jones: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.78)
- Kolt Redding: 108 yards passing; 3 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 24.10)
- Zaye Hubbard: 1 interception and 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Adrian Villa: 55 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
