1A 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!
Ja'kavien Collins Dazzles in Leroy Victory
Ja'Kavien Collins's big game helped extend Leroy's winning streak to seven on Friday. Southern Choctaw had no answer to Collins as he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Collins a new career-high in rushing yards.
Leroy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Collins and Leroy will take on Fruitdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.77
Kevonte Diamond Delivers Best Performance of Season
McIntosh was led to victory by Kevonte Diamond, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Diamond made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
With the win, McIntosh broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-7. Diamond will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Shields on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.58
Mcintosh's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Hunter Reed
Hunter Reed helped snap McIntosh's nine-game losing streak dating back to last season. Reed picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
This year, Reed has averaged 2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 22.50
Leon Rocker Puts an End to Mcintosh's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Leon Rocker, McIntosh said goodbye to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season. Rocker turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, making six total tackles.
On the season, Rocker has averaged 3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.42
Elijah Reed Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Elijah Reed of Fruitdale. Reed picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fruitdale is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Reed and Fruitdale will be playing at home against Leroy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.35
Other Notable Players
- Tacorius Reed: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Matthew Knapp: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Corbin Barnes: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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