4A 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!
Rhett Slagle Delivers Best Effort of Season
Rhett Slagle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elizabethton to the win on Friday. Slagle threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 21-for-21 passing, and also rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Elizabethton's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Slagle and Elizabethton will venture away from home to challenge Volunteer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.23
Releford Came Up Big in Volunteer's 41-27 Loss
While Volunteer might've come up empty on Friday, Keelin Releford wasn't going down without a fight. Unicoi County had no answer to Releford as he threw for 202 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards.
Volunteer's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6-1. Releford and Volunteer have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Elizabethton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.87
Owen Fleenor Makes It Two for Volunteer
Another Volunteer player making an appearance on this list is Owen Fleenor. He picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Fleenor has averaged 19.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.18
Justin Whitehead Makes It Two for Elizabethton
Another Elizabethton player making an appearance on this list is Justin Whitehead. He picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Whitehead has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 33.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.60
Isaiah Ward Turns in Season-Best Effort
Volunteer came up short on Friday despite Isaiah Ward delivering his best game to date. Ward picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Ward has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 40 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.03
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