TAPPS Division I 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Sawyer Anderson Leads Parish Episcopal over Liberty Christian
Parish Episcopal came up short on Friday despite Sawyer Anderson delivering his best game to date. Anderson wasn't messing around, throwing for 551 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The contest was his eighth straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Anderson is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Prestonwood Christian on Friday. Anderson threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.73
Lj Taylor Turns in Season-Best Performance
Prestonwood Christian was led to victory by Lj Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Prestonwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against Parish Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.20
Matias Leon Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Bishop Lynch got the W thanks in part to Matias Leon playing the best football he has all season. Leon threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the season, Leon has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 130 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.66 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.26 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.00
While Sam Jones delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Legacy Christian Academy. Nobody could stop Jones as he made 13 total tackles.
Legacy Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Jones' next game is against All S on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 33.47
Luke Glass Delivers Electric Performance Vs Legacy Christian Academy
Another Prestonwood Christian player making an appearance on this list is Luke Glass. He threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the season, Glass has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 207.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 14.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.67
Other Notable Players
- Rhett Glenn: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Garrett Sims: 122 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Jaxson Ladd: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.15)
- Jaylen Pile: 99 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.83)
- Willy Patterson: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
