Cascades - East 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!
Bryant Cook Delivers Best Performance of Season
Bryant Cook produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grass Lake to the win on Friday. Cook picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Grass Lake pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Cook and Grass Lake will square off against Leslie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.85
Brayden Lape Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Grass Lake got the W thanks in part to Brayden Lape playing the best football he has all season. Lape threw for 447 yards and seven touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.3 passing touchdowns per game.
If history really does repeat itself, Lape might just drop another big game when he faces off against Leslie on Friday. When Lape last faced the Blackhawks back in October of 2023, he threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 62.00
Another Game with at Least 121 Receiving Yards from Jacob Collins
On Friday, Grass Lake got the W thanks in part to Jacob Collins playing the best football he has all season. Collins' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 receiving yards dating back to last season. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 51 yards.
This year, Collins has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.38
Braylon Brown Dazzles in Michigan Center Loss
Braylon Brown posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
This season, Brown has averaged 34 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 75.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.10
Travis Collins Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Michigan Center had to settle for second even though Travis Collins put up the best numbers he has all season. Collins picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Collins has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.72
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Colby: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.57)
- Joel Cranmore: 145 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
