Southwest Prep 4A 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!
Cole Allen Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cole Allen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. John to the win on Friday. Allen rushed for 439 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 82 yards.
Allen might have his next game, a home matchup with Episcopal School of Dallas, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Allen saw the Eagles), he rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 126.57
Wayne Shanks Jr.'s Big Game Leads Kinkaid over Episcopal
Kinkaid picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Wayne Shanks Jr.. Nobody could stop Shanks Jr. as he picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards.
Kinkaid's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Shanks Jr. and Kinkaid will challenge Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.53
Kinkaid Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to David Capobianco
Kinkaid picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to David Capobianco. Episcopal had no answer to Capobianco as he threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards. The dominant performance gave Capobianco a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the season, Capobianco has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 152.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 20.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 20.00
Shea Quinn Makes It Two for St. John's
The second St. John's player making an appearance here is Shea Quinn, and for good reason. He threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Quinn has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 150.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 14.30
A Constellation of Stars for St. John's
Another St. John's player making an appearance on this list is John Hicks. He picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 67 yards.
This season, Hicks has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.77
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
