1A District 6 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!
Dane Thompkins Turns in Season-Best Effort
Dane Thompkins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading The First Academy to the win on Friday. Thompkins rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Thompkins has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 92.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.20
Thomas Young was a major factor in Orlando Christian Prep's victory over West Oaks Academy on Friday. Young turned in nothing short of a gem, making a tackle.
Orlando Christian Prep's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-4. Young and Orlando Christian Prep will host Melbourne Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.28
Zeke Gunn Makes It Two for Orlando Christian Prep
Keeping Young company is Zeke Gunn, a fellow Orlando Christian Prep player. He made a tackle.
Gamescore: 26.48
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Ezra Engle
Melbourne Central Catholic came up short on Friday despite Ezra Engle delivering his best game to date. Engle wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (1.5 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Melbourne Central Catholic's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. Engle will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Orlando Christian Prep on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.00
Avery Anderson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Avery Anderson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Orlando Christian Prep to the win on Friday. Anderson rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. Orlando Christian Prep is 2-1 when Anderson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the season, Anderson has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 58.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.80
Other Notable Players
- Srlondo Whiley: 3 sacks and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Salomon Georges: 269 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.03)
- Howard Dewitt: 94 yards rushing; 39 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.73)
- Evan James: 142 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.87)
- Demetrice Mccray: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
