North Central 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!
Dae'cion Echols Turns in Season-Best Performance
Dae'Cion Echols produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Muncie Central to the win on Friday. Echols rushed for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
Richmond had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Echols it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Echols saw the Red Devils), he rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 76.10
Harrison found a leader in Jack Gonzalez as the team took down Kokomo on Friday. Nobody could stop Gonzalez as he made six total tackles. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards.
Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Gonzalez and Harrison will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 34.02
Keemarion Pollard Goes Supernova in Kokomo Defeat
While Kokomo might've come up empty on Friday, Keemarion Pollard wasn't going down without a fight. Pollard was dynamite, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Pollard and Kokomo will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on McCutcheon at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Pollard will face off against Tyler Brigham, the Mavericks' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 27.47
Mills Made His Presence Known in Harrison's 29-28 Win
Jackson Mills continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 23 total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Mills has averaged 12 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.25
Other Notable Players
- Jovon Williams: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 29 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.98)
- Timotheus Jones: 44 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Lannon Nicoloff: 181 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 17.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
