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!
Demarzion Graham Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Demarzion Graham posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Carbondale over Marion on Friday. Graham rushed for 167 yards and five touchdowns. He has become a key player for Carbondale: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the year, Graham has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 94.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 52.20
Winters Posts Huge Game in 44-42 Victory
Thanks in part to Blake Winters, Marion said goodbye to their three-game losing streak. Winters did his part (and then some), picking up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards for the 'W'. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 53 yards.
This year, Winters has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.90
Ryian Calonne Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ryian Calonne produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Marion to the win on Friday. Calonne rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns. Marion is 4-1 when Calonne posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Calonne has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 58 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.98
Malik Mazyun Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Malik Mazyun produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cahokia to the win on Friday. Mazyun wasn't messing around, making 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Cahokia, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Mazyun and Cahokia will venture away from home to take on Sycamore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.00
Wooley Came Up Big in Carbondale's 44-42 Defeat
Another Carbondale player making an appearance on this list is Davin Wooley. He rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 253 yards on only 16 passes.
On the season, Wooley has averaged 188 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.83 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 89.48 passer rating.
Gamescore: 28.57
Other Notable Players
- Zion Taylor: 244 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.47)
- Renaldo Fisher Jr: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Kindall Williams: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Chase Niemeyer: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.78)
- Hartles Holman: 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
