Mid-Southern 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!
Logan Dent Turns in Season-Best Performance
Logan Dent produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Salem to the win on Friday. Dent rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle.
If the past is any indication, Dent could be in store for another big game when he takes on West Washington on Friday. When Dent last faced the Senators back in October of 2023, he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 67.30
Adam Mull's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Adam Mull produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Salem to the win on Friday. Mull rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
On the season, Mull has averaged 67.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 57.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.40
Charlestown came up short on Friday despite Ryan Shields delivering his best game to date. Shields rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Charlestown is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Shields and Charlestown will take on Eastern on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.20
Boomer Hester Makes It Two for Charlestown
Keeping Shields company is Boomer Hester, a fellow Charlestown player. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the year, Hester has averaged 8.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 130.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.63
Waylon Doblado Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Waylon Doblado of Corydon Central. Doblado made ten total tackles and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended a pass.
Corydon Central moved to 3-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Doblado and Corydon Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Byrd: 205 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.17)
- Luke Hamilton: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.32)
- Landon Shuck: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.85)
- David Langdon: 110 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 19.13)
- Matthew Wickey: 35 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
