This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Caden Stroud Turns in Season-Best Effort
Caden Stroud produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Goodpasture Christian to the win on Friday. Stroud wasn't messing around, rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns. The game was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
Goodpasture Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Looking ahead, Stroud and the Cougars will face off against Columbia Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.48
Knox Lambert Posts a New Career-High in Rushing Yards
Knox Lambert posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 52 yards on only six carries.
The win keeps Grace Christian Academy at an undefeated 5-0. Coming up, Lambert and the Lions will take on Davidson Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
Underclassman Marcus Cantrell Comes Up Big Against Goodpasture Christian
Even if Pope John Paul II couldn't beat Goodpasture Christian on Friday, underclassman Marcus Cantrell still had a big game. Cantrell was dynamite, rushing for 133 yards and one score, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
On the season, Cantrell has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 115.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.17
Grayson Degraff Makes It Two for Grace Christian Academy
The second Grace Christian Academy player making an appearance here is Grayson Degraff, and for good reason. He picked up 133 receiving yards and two TDs. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.8 receiving yards per game.
For the year, Degraff has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 104.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.22
Braxton Johnson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Braxton Johnson of Davidson Academy. Johnson picked up 74 receiving yards and one score. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
This season, Johnson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 21.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.23
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Batten: 266 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.23)
- Chase Angell: 114 yards passing; 62 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.70)
- Noah Anliker: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Ridge Holman: 276 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
