Central State 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!
Justin Seaver Delivers Best Performance of Season
Russellville was led to victory by Justin Seaver, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Seaver rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 106 or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Russellville back to even at 3-3. Seaver and Russellville will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tipton at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 71.52
Keaton Schrimpf Has Career Rushing Day
Keaton Schrimpf produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Russellville to the win on Friday. Schrimpf rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, Schrimpf has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 57.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 31 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.92
Caleb Sager Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Harrisburg was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Caleb Sager did his best to prevent it. Sager made a major impact, rushing for 146 yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.2).
Harrisburg's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Sager and Harrisburg will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Fayette at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 31.98
Trace Combs Makes It Two for Harrisburg
Keeping Sager company is Trace Combs, a fellow Harrisburg player. He rushed for 71 yards on only five carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Combs has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 144.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 53.83 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.78
A Constellation of Stars for Russellville
Another Russellville player making an appearance on this list is Conlan Hildebrand. He rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Hildebrand has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.70
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
