Southern 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 Alex Wolfe Leads Waterford over Gustine
Waterford was led to victory by Alex Wolfe, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wolfe rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Wolfe has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.75
Marcus Gray Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Marcus Gray produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Stone Ridge Christian to the win on Friday. Gray threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Stone Ridge Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Gray and Stone Ridge Christian will square off against Mariposa County at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.90
Kayden Downey Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Stone Ridge Christian got the W thanks in part to Kayden Downey playing the best football he has all season. Downey picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended five passes.
This year, Downey has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.97
Daijon O?Neil Delivers Electric Effort Vs Le Grand
Daijon O?Neil's big game helped extend Stone Ridge Christian's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop O?Neil as he picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
If history really does repeat itself, O?Neil might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mariposa County on Friday. When O?Neil last faced the Grizzlies back in September of 2023, he rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 27.22
Laten Butler Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Laten Butler of Mariposa County. Butler picked up 54 receiving yards, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Mariposa County's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. Butler and Mariposa County will welcome Stone Ridge Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.30
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