5A District 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!
Jamarcea Plater Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Captain Shreve's Jamarcea Plater, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Plater's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 175 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Captain Shreve's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. Plater and Captain Shreve will host Parkway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.87
Big Game from Taylor As Airline Won 56-13
Airline picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Ben Taylor. Nobody could stop Taylor as he threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Taylor must have Haughton's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Taylor last faced the Buccaneers back in October of 2023, he threw for 364 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88.5% of his passes.
Gamescore: 38.83
Damari Drake Puts an End to Evangel Christian Academy's Losing Streak on Friday
Damari Drake helped snap Evangel Christian Academy's four-game losing streak. Drake was unstoppable on Friday, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Drake has averaged 12.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.60
DJ Allen Goes Supernova in Airline Win
Airline picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to DJ Allen. Allen was dynamite, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Allen and Airline will square off against Natchitoches Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Chiefs, probably because Allen had a solid game then too: he picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.18
Jamarion Washington Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jamarion Washington of Huntington. Washington picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Washington has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.87
Other Notable Players
- Peyton Houston: 266 yards passing; 45 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.63)
- Joemiah Robinson: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Dj Waldon: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.85)
- Brodie Savage: 261 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Joshua Isaac Jr: 76 yards rushing; 53 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
