4A Region 8 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!
Graham Posts Huge Game in 32-7 Victory
Starting off the list is DeWitt's Korri Graham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Graham rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Graham might just drop another big game when he faces off against Central on Friday. When Graham last faced the Cougars back in September of 2023, he rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 37.63
Justin Ross' Big Game Leads Dewitt over Stuttgart
Keeping Graham company is Justin Ross, a fellow DeWitt player. He rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He is becoming a predictor of DeWitt's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the season, Ross has averaged 113 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 36.32
Hamburg Gets a Boost from Thomas in 47-21 Defeat
Hamburg had to settle for second on Friday, but Kaeden Thomas sure wasn't going down easily. Thomas was unstoppable, throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Thomas has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 94.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.20
A Constellation of Stars for Dewitt
Another DeWitt player making an appearance on this list is Landon Simpson. He rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Simpson has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Another Hamburg player making an appearance on this list is Anthony Smith. He picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Smith has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.22
Other Notable Players
- Ni?Kel Lewis: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Aaron Brown: 1 sack, 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
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