1A Long Pin (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!
Jace Waggoner Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Tri-Valley's Jace Waggoner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Waggoner rushed for 213 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Tri-Valley's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. Waggoner and Tri-Valley will challenge Salmon River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 92.77
Stuart Derrick Goes Supernova in Cascade Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Stuart Derrick stepped things up a notch to give Cascade the 'W'. Nobody could stop Derrick as he rushed for 189 yards while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Cascade's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Derrick and Cascade will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Council at 3:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 70.53
Cole Olson Makes It Two for Cascade
Keeping Derrick company is Cole Olson, a fellow Cascade player. He rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 53.93
Garden Valley Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Trevor Corn
Garden Valley picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Trevor Corn. Corn was unstoppable, rushing for 99 yards on only nine carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Garden Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Corn and Garden Valley will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Tri-Valley at 3:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 52.47
Maxon Yearsley Makes It Two for Garden Valley
Another Garden Valley player making an appearance on this list is Maxon Yearsley. He picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Yearsley has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 83.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after four games last season, he was only averaging 8.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 60.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.98
Other Notable Players
- Davis Taylor: (Gamescore: 30.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
