TAPPS Division I District 1 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 Sawyer Anderson Leads Parish Episcopal over Liberty Christian
On Friday, Parish Episcopal had to settle for second even though Sawyer Anderson put up the best numbers he has all season. Anderson wasn't messing around, throwing for 551 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The match was his eighth straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Anderson might have his next game, a home matchup with Prestonwood Christian, circled on his calendar. Anderson threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.73
Lj Taylor Delivers Best Performance of Season
Prestonwood Christian was led to victory by Lj Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Prestonwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Parish Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.20
Matias Leon Turns in Season-Best Effort
Bishop Lynch was led to victory by Matias Leon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Leon threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
For the year, Leon has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 130 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.66 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.26 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.00
While Legacy Christian Academy might've come up empty on Friday, Sam Jones wasn't going down without a fight. Prestonwood Christian had no answer to Jones as he made 13 total tackles.
Legacy Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Jones and Legacy Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Nolan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 33.47
Luke Glass Dazzles in Prestonwood Christian Win
Another Prestonwood Christian player making an appearance on this list is Luke Glass. He threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the year, Glass has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 207.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.63 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.67
Other Notable Players
- Rhett Glenn: 13 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Garrett Sims: 122 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Jaxson Ladd: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.15)
- Jaylen Pile: 99 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.83)
- Willy Patterson: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
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