A-8 Black Forest (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!
Tj Eurich Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Simla was led to victory by Tj Eurich, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Eurich rushed for 114 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. His longest reception was for an incredible 84 yards.
Simla's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Eurich and Simla will host Elbert at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 79.83
Byers Gets a Boost from Willoughby in 58-8 Victory
Kaleb Willoughby was instrumental in extending Byers's winning streak to seven on Saturday. Willoughby did his part (and then some), rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
Byers pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Willoughby will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Calhan on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.67
Caston Cox Makes It Two for Simla
Another Simla player making an appearance on this list is Caston Cox. He threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing.
Cox might have his next game, a road matchup with Elbert, circled on his calendar. When Cox last faced the Bulldogs back in October of 2023, he threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Gamescore: 26.73
Byers Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Aj Engle
Aj Engle was instrumental in extending Byers's winning streak to seven on Saturday. Engle picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles.
This season, Engle has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 43.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.72
Long Made His Presence Known in Byers' 58-8 Win
Chase Long was instrumental in extending Byers's winning streak to seven on Saturday. Elbert had no answer to Long as he threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
On the season, Long has thrown 17 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 134 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.77
Other Notable Players
- Wyatt Stanko: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Gabe Price: 56 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
