275 (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!
Creyton Roup Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Mound City's Creyton Roup, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Roup rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Roup has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 101.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 78.17
Brock Holmes Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Rock Port picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brock Holmes. Holmes showed up in a big way, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (104.4).
On the year, Holmes has averaged 26.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.88
Corbyn Jakub and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Rock Port picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Corbyn Jakub. Nobody could stop Jakub as he rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 101 yards on five of 14 attempts.
On the year, Jakub has averaged 119.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 38.43
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Owen DeRosier did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop DeRosier as he picked up 91 receiving yards, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.
This year, DeRosier has averaged 47.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.20
Kane Derr Makes It Two for Mound City
The second Mound City player making an appearance here is Kane Derr, and for good reason. He rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Derr has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 64 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
