7A Region 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!
Jailen Wheeler's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Baker over Mary G. Montgomery
Starting off the list is Baker's Jailen Wheeler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wheeler rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the season, Wheeler has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 82.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after three games last season, he was only averaging 9.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.28
Mikkel Willoughby Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mikkel Willoughby produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Daphne to the win on Friday. Willoughby rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the third in a row for Daphne, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. Willoughby's next matchup is against Robertsdale on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 30.48
Chris Andrews Delivers Electric Performance Vs Foley
Davidson had to settle for second on Friday, but Chris Andrews sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Andrews as he rushed for 151 yards on only 14 carries.
Davidson dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They and Mary G. Montgomery are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.60
Mason Henderson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Mason Henderson of Fairhope. Henderson wasn't messing around on Friday, forcing a fumble, making 14 total tackles, and defending a pass. The game was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of Fairhope's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
This season, Henderson has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.44 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Other Notable Players
- Shermar Elston: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.30)
- Nelson Thompson: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.37)
- Quinterirus Robinson: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Cooper Hermecz: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.73)
- Kingston Butler: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
