Firelands 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Evan Benfer Leads Monroeville over Plymouth
Evan Benfer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Monroeville to the win on Friday. Benfer wasn't messing around, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 51 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win for Monroeville keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. Benfer's next contest is against St. Paul on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 56.45
Karter Goon was a major factor in Crestview's win over Western Reserve on Friday. Goon turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
Crestview is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Goon and Crestview will face off against Mapleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.95
Tyson Ringler Makes It Two for Crestview
Keeping Goon company is Tyson Ringler, a fellow Crestview player. He picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Ringler has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 47.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 31 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.38
Landen Roeder Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Monroeville got the W thanks in part to Landen Roeder playing the best football he has all season. Roeder rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
For the season, Roeder has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 94.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
Monroeville Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Colton Clark
Colton Clark was instrumental in extending Monroeville's winning streak to nine on Friday. Nobody could stop Clark as he rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles.
On the season, Clark has caught 1 touchdown while averaging 22.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.22
Other Notable Players
- Liam Kuhn: 159 yards passing; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps