Northern 8 (8 Man) 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!
Drake Turinsky Delivers Best Performance of Season
Drake Turinsky produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Danbury to the win on Saturday. Turinsky rushed for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (111.8). Those 270 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Turinsky must have Stryker's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Turinsky rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September.
Gamescore: 80.35
Zyler Manning Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Zyler Manning posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass.
For the season, Manning has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 49.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.70
Toledo Christian Wins 15th-Straight Thanks to Tyler Grace
Tyler Grace's big game helped extend Toledo Christian's winning streak to 15 on Friday. Grace was unstoppable, throwing for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played.
Toledo Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Grace and Toledo Christian are taking a road trip to challenge St. Mary Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 40.70
Jason O'neil Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jason O'Neil's big game helped extend Toledo Christian's winning streak to 15 on Friday. O'Neil picked up three sacks and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
This year, O'Neil has averaged 8 total tackles per game and for the season has 5.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 35.25
Ayden Ayers Makes It Three for Danbury
Another Danbury player making an appearance on this list is Ayden Ayers. He picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Ayers has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 29.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.93
Other Notable Players
- Tommy Dean: 175 yards passing; 55 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Taylor Monak: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
