Southern 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!
Alex Wolfe Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Waterford got the W thanks in part to Alex Wolfe playing the best football he has all season. Wolfe rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Wolfe has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.75
Marcus Gray Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Stone Ridge Christian was led to victory by Marcus Gray, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gray threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Stone Ridge Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Gray and Stone Ridge Christian will take on Mariposa County at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.90
A Season-Best Effort from Kayden Downey Leads Stone Ridge Christian over Le Grand
Stone Ridge Christian was led to victory by Kayden Downey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Downey picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended five passes.
This season, Downey has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.97
Daijon O?Neil's Big Game Leads Stone Ridge Christian over Le Grand
Daijon O?Neil was instrumental in extending Stone Ridge Christian's winning streak to six on Friday. Le Grand had no answer to O?Neil as he picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
If history really does repeat itself, O?Neil might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mariposa County on Friday. When O?Neil last faced the Grizzlies back in September of 2023, he rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 27.22
Laten Butler Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Laten Butler of Mariposa County. Butler picked up 54 receiving yards, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Mariposa County dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Butler and Mariposa County will be playing in front of their home fans against Stone Ridge Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.30
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