4A District 12 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 Shawn Simeon Leads Naples over Fort Myers
Naples was led to victory by Shawn Simeon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Simeon rushed for 322 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Simeon might have his next game, a road matchup with Lely, circled on his calendar. When Simeon last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 67.60
Dume Came Up Big in Naples' 42-6 Win
Keeping Simeon company is Caleb Dume, a fellow Naples player. He rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
On the year, Dume has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 71.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.20
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Kobey Babernitch
Kobey Babernitch continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.2 total tackles per game.
Dunbar's win bumped their record up to 5-1. Babernitch and Dunbar will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Fort Myers at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 22.00
A Constellation of Stars for Naples
Another Naples player making an appearance on this list is Albertini Tenor. He picked up a sack and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This year, Tenor has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
D'mauri Francois Turns in Season-Best Performance
Dunbar was led to victory by D'Mauri Francois, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Francois wasn't messing around, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Francois has averaged 8.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.00
Other Notable Players
- James Lachance: 50 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.17)
- David Iglesias: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 5 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Jimarien Braxton: 52 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.62)
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