Pioneer - Liberty Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jamal Lewis Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Spring-Ford's Jamal Lewis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lewis rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.8).
This season, Lewis has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 101.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 52.20
Norristown had to settle for second on Thursday, but Chase Williams sure wasn't going down easily. Williams was dynamite, picking up 58 receiving yards.
Norristown is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Williams and Norristown will square off against Boyertown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
Tyler Henry Makes It Two for Norristown
Keeping Williams company is Tyler Henry, a fellow Norristown player. He picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Henry has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.65
Nick Garzarella Delivers Best Effort of Season
Nick Garzarella produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Spring-Ford to the win on Friday. Garzarella made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
For the season, Garzarella has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.63 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Logan Oakes Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
On Friday, Boyertown had to settle for second even though Logan Oakes put up the best numbers he has all season. Oakes wasn't messing around, making five total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. The matchup was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Boyertown is on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8. Oakes and Boyertown will look to defend their home field on Friday against Norristown at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 19.32
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