Pocket - Small School 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 Justin Leathers Leads Southridge over North Posey
On Friday, Southridge got the W thanks in part to Justin Leathers playing the best football he has all season. Leathers rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
The win (which was Southridge's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. They and Forest Park are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.32
Boyd Made His Presence Known in Pike Central's 28-21 Loss
While Grant Boyd delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Pike Central. Boyd was unstoppable, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
For the year, Boyd has averaged 18.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 44.07
While North Posey might've come up empty on Friday, Jed Galvin wasn't going down without a fight. Galvin was unstoppable, rushing for 39 yards.
Galvin is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Pike Central on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Galvin saw the Chargers), he rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
Gamescore: 21.40
Zackery Russell Makes It Two for Southridge
Another Southridge player making an appearance on this list is Zackery Russell. He picked up 28 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Russell has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 22.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.02
Jiles Mason Makes It Two for Pike Central
Another Pike Central player making an appearance on this list is Jiles Mason. He picked up 38 receiving yards.
This season, Mason has averaged 19.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.05
Other Notable Players
- Noah Wright: 103 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
