Pocket - Small School 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!
Justin Leathers Delivers Best Effort of Season
Southridge was led to victory by Justin Leathers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Leathers rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
The win (which was Southridge's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. They and Forest Park are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.32
Grant Boyd's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pike Central over Forest Park
While Pike Central might've come up empty on Friday, Grant Boyd wasn't going down without a fight. Boyd was unstoppable, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Boyd and Pike Central will venture away from home to square off against North Posey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Boyd up against the Vikings' star RB Jed Galvin. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 44.07
Zackery Russell Makes It Two for Southridge
Another Southridge player making an appearance on this list is Zackery Russell. He picked up 28 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southridge and Forest Park are set to duel on Friday. Russell will face off against Tyler Fetter, the Rangers' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 21.02
Jiles Mason Makes It Two for Pike Central
Another Pike Central player making an appearance on this list is Jiles Mason. He picked up 38 receiving yards.
This season, Mason has averaged 19.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 10.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.05
Southridge Gets a Boost from Wright in 42-0 Win
Another Southridge player making an appearance on this list is Noah Wright. He rushed for 103 yards on only 12 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards.
Southridge and Forest Park are set to duel on Friday. The matchup will pit Wright up against the Rangers' star wideout Jaxon Lueken. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 18.05
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
