3A-1 Region III District 9 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!
Kohl Collins Goes Supernova in Fairfield Win
Starting off the list is Fairfield's Kohl Collins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Collins threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory (which was Fairfield's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Collins will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Huntington on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.30
Zak Leija Turns in Season-Best Performance
Teague came up short on Friday despite Zak Leija delivering his best game to date. Leija rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Teague: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Fairfield had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Leija it was a similar story. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Leija saw the Eagles), he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Gamescore: 46.28
A Season-Best Effort from Michael Mosley Leads Diboll over Huntington
On Friday, Diboll got the W thanks in part to Michael Mosley playing the best football he has all season. Mosley rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
On the year, Mosley has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 60.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.10
Shed Posts Huge Game in 50-43 Victory
The second Fairfield player making an appearance here is Jaylon Shed, and for good reason. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Shed has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 23.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 57.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 87 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.53
Finn Smith Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another Fairfield player making an appearance on this list is Finn Smith. He picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (101.8) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
On the season, Smith has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 101.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 35.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Other Notable Players
- Jamauri Gallien: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Korey Silar: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
