Big Thumb - Blue (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!
Parker Merriman Delivers Best Effort of Season
Parker Merriman produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Deckerville to the win on Friday. Merriman rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.5). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory for Deckerville keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Merriman and Deckerville will be playing at home against Alcona at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.95
While Memphis might've come up empty on Friday, Josh Blaszak wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the loss, Blaszak was still balling out as he rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
Memphis is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Blaszak and Memphis are on the road again on Friday to play North Huron at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 52.05
Tanner James was a major factor in Kingston's win over Dryden on Friday. Nobody could stop James as he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 27 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making nine total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defending two passes.
For the season, James has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 96.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 17.
Gamescore: 50.55
Mayville's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Gavin Wager
Gavin Wager helped snap Mayville's five-game losing streak. Nobody could stop Wager on Friday as he threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Wager has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 152.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 64.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 48.45
Michael Jenkins Has Career-Day on Friday
Michael Jenkins posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
This season, Jenkins has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.00
Other Notable Players
- Skylar Sentell: 101 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.60)
- Luka Campbell: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
