5A District 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!
Foster Made His Presence Known in Liberty Magnet's 42-14 Defeat
Starting off the list is Liberty Magnet's Zaiden Foster, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Foster rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards.
Liberty Magnet has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Foster and Liberty Magnet will play host again on Thursday to welcome Zachary, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 29.40
A Season-Best Effort from Caleb Gonzales Leads Zachary over Scotlandville
Zachary was led to victory by Caleb Gonzales, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gonzales threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory (which was Zachary's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Gonzales and Zachary will challenge Liberty Magnet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.13
Davekio Ruffin Goes Supernova in Zachary Victory
Davekio Ruffin posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
On the season, Ruffin has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 82.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.08
Welch Posts Huge Game in 42-14 Defeat
The second Liberty Magnet player making an appearance here is Dedrick Welch, and for good reason. He picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.incredibly, Welch got all that yardage with just one huge grab
This season, Welch has averaged 125.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.28
A Constellation of Stars for Zachary
Another Zachary player making an appearance on this list is Tralan Sept. He picked up 19 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Scotlandville's probably not too fond of Sept given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Sept saw the Hornets), he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 14.15
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