West Michigan - Lakes Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 1:52am

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West Michigan - Lakes 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!

Devlin Dean Delivers Best Effort of Season

Montague was led to victory by Devlin Dean, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dean rushed for 335 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.

Montague moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Dean and Montague will head out to take on Manistee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 81.40

A Season-Best Effort from Ryver Jarka Leads Montague over Fremont

On Friday, Montague got the W thanks in part to Ryver Jarka playing the best football he has all season. Jarka made 20 total tackles and defended a pass. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 51 yards.

This year, Jarka has averaged 9 total tackles per game.

Gamescore: 53.53

Dayvion Neal-Berry was a major factor in Manistee's win over Shelby on Friday. Shelby had no answer to Neal-Berry as he threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns.

Manistee now has a winning record of 4-3. Neal-Berry and Manistee will face off against Montague at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 44.08

Kaden Kott Makes It Two for Manistee

Another Manistee player making an appearance on this list is Kaden Kott. He picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.

On the year, Kott has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 27.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.86 receiving yards per game.

Gamescore: 39.57

A Constellation of Stars for Manistee

Another Manistee player making an appearance on this list is Landin Sowa. He rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Manistee: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.

This year, Sowa has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 58.9 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 38.15

Other Notable Players

  1. Ean Guenthardt: 1 sack, 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.00)

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