6A Region 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!
Kj Lacey Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kj Lacey produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Saraland to the win on Friday. Lacey threw for 233 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (16) he has had since back in September of 2023.
Lacey and Saraland will head out on the road to challenge Theodore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Lacey took on the Bobcats, he threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.93
Kolin Wilson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Theodore
Gulf Shores had to settle for second on Friday, but Kolin Wilson sure wasn't going down easily. Theodore had no answer to Wilson as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
Gulf Shores is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Wilson and Gulf Shores will head out on the road to face off against Baldwin County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.33
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Landon Everett
Landon Everett continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
On the season, Everett has averaged 18 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
La?Zeric Johnson Puts an End to Blount's Losing Streak on Friday
Blount's three-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to La?Zeric Johnson. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 102 yards.
For the year, Johnson has averaged 56.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.73
A Season-Best Effort from Crishon Overton Leads Theodore over Gulf Shores
On Friday, Theodore got the W thanks in part to Crishon Overton playing the best football he has all season. Overton rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the third in a row for Theodore, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Overton and Theodore will look to defend their home field on Friday against Saraland at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 22.93
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Helton: 1 sack, 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Kendrick Able Jr.: 172 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Jayden Adams: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Deandre White: 2 interception, 5 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Jamichael Garrett: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
