Railbelt 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!
Oschaun Easaw Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lathrop was led to victory by Oschaun Easaw, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Easaw rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 115 or more in the last nine games he's played.
If the past is any indication, Easaw could be in store for another big game when he takes on North Pole on Saturday. Back in September (the last time Easaw saw the Patriots), he rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.20
Deshon Hall Makes It Two for Lathrop
Another Lathrop player making an appearance on this list is Deshon Hall. He picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Hall has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 12.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.58
While Eagle River might've come up empty on Friday, Braden Ott wasn't going down without a fight. Ott was unstoppable, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of Eagle River's success: when he posts at least three total tackles the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
For the season, Ott has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.75
Jimmy Runnels Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jimmy Runnels of North Pole. Runnels wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles. The game was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles.
North Pole moved to 7-2 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. Runnels and North Pole will play host again on Friday to welcome Lathrop, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 18.75
Other Notable Players
- Braiden Martin: 167 yards passing; 25 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.43)
- Jaycee Brooks: 40 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.23)
- Devin Emmett: 107 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
