South Seven 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 Demarzion Graham Leads Carbondale over Marion
Sadly, Demarzion Graham posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Carbondale over Marion on Friday. Graham rushed for 167 yards and five touchdowns. Carbondale is 3-1 when Graham posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
Graham is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Mascoutah on Friday. Graham rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 64 receiving yards the last time he and the Indians duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 52.20
Winters Came Up Big in Marion's 44-42 Victory
Blake Winters helped snap Marion's three-game losing streak. Winters turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, picking up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
On the season, Winters has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.90
Ryian Calonne Delivers Best Effort of Season
Marion was led to victory by Ryian Calonne, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Calonne rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Marion's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
For the year, Calonne has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 58 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.98
Malik Mazyun Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Cahokia was led to victory by Malik Mazyun, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mazyun wasn't messing around, making 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The contest was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles.
The win (which was Cahokia's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Mazyun and Cahokia will square off against Sycamore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.00
Big Game from Wooley As Carbondale Fell 44-42
The second Carbondale player making an appearance here is Davin Wooley, and for good reason. He rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 253 yards on only 16 passes.
For the year, Wooley has averaged 188 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.63 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.57
Other Notable Players
- Zion Taylor: 244 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.47)
- Renaldo Fisher Jr: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Kindall Williams: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Chase Niemeyer: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.78)
- Hartles Holman: 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
