North Star - Big Dipper (8 Man) 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!
Brett Culham Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Atlanta's Brett Culham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Culham rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run.
This season, Culham has averaged 28.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 52.28
Garrett Somers' Big Game Leads Alcona over Whittemore-Prescott
Garrett Somers was instrumental in extending Alcona's winning streak to seven on Friday. Somers did his part (and then some), throwing for 307 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 32 yards for the 'W'.
Somers must have Whittemore-Prescott's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Somers threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries the last time he and the Cardinals duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.37
Karsen Gonyea Turns in Season-Best Performance
Karsen Gonyea produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Alcona to the win on Friday. Gonyea picked up 183 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Gonyea has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 104.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.63
Evan Woods Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Alcona got the W thanks in part to Evan Woods playing the best football he has all season. Woods rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Woods has averaged 3.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.18
Blake King Goes Supernova in Atlanta Loss
Blake King posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 108 yards on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, King has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 143.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.90
Other Notable Players
- Landon Galea: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.03)
- Brandon Fogle: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.78)
- Gavin Dellar: 34 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
