1A Region 5 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!
Issac Day Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is West Tallahatchie's Issac Day, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Day rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 95 yards.
The victory (which was West Tallahatchie's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Day and West Tallahatchie will face off against Leland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 65.40
Tristian Hill Makes It Two for West Tallahatchie
Keeping Day company is Tristian Hill, a fellow West Tallahatchie player. He wasn't messing around on Friday, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run.
On the season, Hill has averaged 117.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 58.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 115.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.47
Dekevion Miller Delivers Best Performance of Season
South Delta was led to victory by Dekevion Miller, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Miller rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Miller is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against West Bolivar on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Miller saw the Eagles), he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 34.72
Powell Posts Huge Game in 26-0 Victory
Another South Delta player making an appearance on this list is Marvin Powell. He rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
For the year, Powell has averaged 57.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 34.08
Demario Conner put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 43 yards.
This year, Conner has averaged 32.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.10
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