Capital Area - Blue 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 Effort from Ladon Hatcher Leads Holt over Waverly
Holt was led to victory by Ladon Hatcher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hatcher rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
This year, Hatcher has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 115.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 55.05
Dewitt Gets a Boost from Larner in 42-0 Win
Elliott Larner was instrumental in extending DeWitt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Larner as he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
DeWitt's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Larner will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Okemos on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.47
Abram Larner Dazzles in Dewitt Victory
DeWitt picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Abram Larner. Larner turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 76 yards.
On the season, Larner has caught 14 touchdowns while averaging 96.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.75
Ethan Melville Makes It Two for Holt
Another Holt player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Melville. He made three total tackles and defended two passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 19.85
Dewitt Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Cooper Chambers
Cooper Chambers's big game helped extend DeWitt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Chambers picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
This year, Chambers has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 18.75
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Ford: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
