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!
Junious Thomas Delivers Best Effort of Season
Marion came up short on Friday despite Junious Thomas delivering his best game to date. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Marion is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Thomas and Marion will face off against Carbondale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.45
Cahokia Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Donald Collier
Donald Collier was instrumental in extending Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Collier turned in nothing short of a gem, making seven total tackles.
This season, Collier has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 30.38
A Season-Best Effort from Callahan Roper Leads Marion over Collinsville
Marion came up short on Friday despite Callahan Roper delivering his best game to date. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Roper has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.60
Phipps Made His Presence Known in Cahokia's 28-17 Victory
Issac Phipps's big game helped extend Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Phipps as he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Centralia, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Phipps. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Phipps saw the Orphans), he picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 26.75
Ryian Calonne Makes It Three for Marion
Another Marion player making an appearance on this list is Ryian Calonne. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
On the year, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 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: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- Demarzion Graham: 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Orlando Fridge: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.40)
- Davin Wooley: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Omar Mims Jr: 51 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
