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 Performance from Junious Thomas Leads Marion over Collinsville
Marion came up short on Friday despite Junious Thomas delivering his best game to date. Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 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
Donald Collier and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Donald Collier was instrumental in extending Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Collier as he made seven total tackles.
For the year, Collier has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 30.38
Callahan Roper Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Marion had to settle for second even though Callahan Roper put up the best numbers he has all season. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Roper has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.60
Cahokia Gets a Boost from Phipps in 28-17 Victory
Issac Phipps's big game helped extend Cahokia's winning streak to five on Friday. Phipps did his part (and then some), picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Centralia's probably not too fond of Phipps given he always seems to get the better of them. Phipps picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Orphans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 26.75
A Constellation of Stars 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 season, Calonne has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.71 rushing yards per game.
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
