5A-2 Region I District 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Edward Chumley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Anna was led to victory by Edward Chumley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Chumley wasn't messing around, rushing for 171 yards and five touchdowns. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for Anna, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Chumley and Anna will square off against Denison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.87
Cameron Newton's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Sadly, Cameron Newton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Walnut Grove over Anna on Friday. Newton rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. Newton and Walnut Grove will square off against Lovejoy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.08
Williams Posts Huge Game in 55-41 Win
The second Anna player making an appearance here is Ziondre Williams, and for good reason. He threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 91 yards on only 12 carries.
Walnut Grove had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Williams it was a similar story. Williams threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 47.80
Ben Adams Delivers Electric Effort Vs Emerson
Ben Adams's big game helped extend Lovejoy's winning streak to five on Friday. Adams did his part (and then some), rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Lovejoy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Adams and Lovejoy are taking a road trip to face off against Walnut Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.07
Jacob Richard Janecek Makes It Two for Lovejoy
Another Lovejoy player making an appearance on this list is Jacob Richard Janecek. He rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 185 yards on 20 of 31 attempts.
This season, Richard Janecek has averaged 230.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.03
Other Notable Players
- Agape Lawrence: 1 sack and 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 33.00)
- Luke Watkins: 158 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.22)
- Ty Rhodes: 94 yards passing; 113 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.87)
- Keller Pittenger: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Cash Williams: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
