A-8 Central (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Logan Ginter Drops League-Best Performance on Saturday
Starting off the list is Clear Creek's Logan Ginter, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ginter made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 52 yards.
Clear Creek's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. Ginter and Clear Creek are on the road again on Friday to play Belleview Christian at 4:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 67.63
Merrell Harvey Delivers Best Performance of Season
Clear Creek was led to victory by Merrell Harvey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Harvey rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
This year, Harvey has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 35.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 2.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.50
Simonds Came Up Big in Belleview Christian's 42-12 Victory
Belleview Christian found a leader in Matthew Simonds as the team took down Justice on Friday. Simonds was unstoppable, picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Simonds has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 64 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.32
A Season-Best Performance from Kyle Polson Leads Belleview Christian over Justice
Belleview Christian was led to victory by Kyle Polson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Polson threw for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes.
For the season, Polson has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 122.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.86 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 65.26 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.73
Anthony Zacharias Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Saturday, Clear Creek got the W thanks in part to Anthony Zacharias playing the best football he has all season. Zacharias picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the year, Zacharias has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 5.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.75
Other Notable Players
- Collin Polson: (Gamescore: 30.33)
- Jacob Young: 174 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.70)
- Justin Johnson: 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
