A-8 Black Forest (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!
Kaleb Willoughby Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Byers got the W thanks in part to Kaleb Willoughby playing the best football he has all season. Willoughby rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory for Byers keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Willoughby and Byers will venture away from home to face off against Elbert at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 77.75
Tj Eurich Goes Supernova in Simla Loss
While Simla might've come up empty on Friday, Tj Eurich wasn't going down without a fight. Eurich was dynamite, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Simla is undefeated when Eurich posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Eurich has averaged 44.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.25
St. Mary's Gets a Boost from Trechter in 24-20 Victory
Michael Trechter was a major factor in St. Mary's victory over Calhan on Friday. Trechter was unstoppable, throwing for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards.
Trechter and St. Mary's will challenge Simla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trechter will face off against Caston Cox, the Cubs' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 42.17
Lance Mathews Makes It Two for St. Mary's
Keeping Trechter company is Lance Mathews, a fellow St. Mary's player. He picked up 102 receiving yards.
This season, Mathews has averaged 65 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.03
Tatum Kocerha Makes It Two for Simla
Another Simla player making an appearance on this list is Tatum Kocerha. He picked up 105 receiving yards. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
For the season, Kocerha has averaged 53.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.83
Other Notable Players
- Gabe Price: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
