3A Nuclear 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!
Rafe Newton Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Ririe's Rafe Newton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Newton rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Ririe's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Newton and Ririe will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 52.25
Kolter Lewis Goes Supernova in Ririe Win
Keeping Newton company is Kolter Lewis, a fellow Ririe player. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
This season, Lewis has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.13
West Jefferson had to settle for second on Friday, but Justus Burtenshaw sure wasn't going down easily. Burtenshaw was unstoppable, picking up 22 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Burtenshaw has averaged 55.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.33
A Constellation of Stars for West Jefferson
Another West Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Porter Robison. He rushed for 70 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass.
On the season, Robison has averaged 86.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
