North Central I 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!
Alex Nicholson Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Fort Bragg got the W thanks in part to Alex Nicholson playing the best football he has all season. Nicholson rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 66 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 69 yards.
Upper Lake had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Nicholson it was a similar story. When Nicholson last faced the Cougars back in October of 2023, he rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 64.65
A Season-Best Performance from Brock Barrick Leads Kelseyville over Willits
Kelseyville was led to victory by Brock Barrick, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barrick rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass.
The victory (which was Kelseyville's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. They and Lower Lake are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.00
Michael Dejohn Delivers Electric Effort Vs Willits
Another Kelseyville player making an appearance on this list is Michael Dejohn. He rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
Dejohn might have his next game, a home matchup with Lower Lake, circled on his calendar. Dejohn rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.62
While Kolbe Bufardeci delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Willits. Nobody could stop Bufardeci as he made ten total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 50 yards.
With the defeat, Willits broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Clear Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.30
Rockey Posts Huge Game in 20-17 Defeat
Corey Rockey posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 167 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards.
For the year, Rockey has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 191.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 14.85 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 101.71 passer rating.
Gamescore: 26.73
Other Notable Players
- Jhony Covarrubias: 177 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.60)
- Sam Beck: 152 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.20)
- River Calhoun: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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