Super - American Blue 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!
Sussex County Tech Gets a Boost from Gruber in 21-14 Defeat
Starting off the list is Sussex County Tech's Brian Gruber, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gruber rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 88 yards.
Gruber might have his next game, a home matchup with High Point, circled on his calendar. Gruber rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and High Point duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.23
John Elko Makes It Two for High Point
Another High Point player making an appearance on this list is John Elko. He rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 67 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Elko has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 113.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 38.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.55
A Constellation of Stars for High Point
Another High Point player making an appearance on this list is Slade Muller. He picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Muller has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 41.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 21 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.32
Gavin Mericle Makes It Two for Sussex County Tech
Another Sussex County Tech player making an appearance on this list is Gavin Mericle. He rushed for 56 yards, and also picked up 44 receiving yards.
For the season, Mericle has averaged 50 rushing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging two receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 10.83 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 24.95
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
