Cascades - East 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!
Grass Lake Gets a Boost from Cook in 28-7 Victory
Starting off the list is Grass Lake's Bryant Cook, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cook picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 75 yards.
Grass Lake's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. Cook will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Addison on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.33
A Season-Best Performance from Braylon Brown Leads Michigan Center over Manchester
Michigan Center came up short on Friday despite Braylon Brown delivering his best game to date. Brown rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
On the season, Brown has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 84.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.90
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Braylen Villarreal
Michigan Center came up short on Friday despite Braylen Villarreal delivering his best game to date. Villarreal wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 18 total tackles. The contest was his eighth straight with seven or more total tackles.
This year, Villarreal has averaged 10.5 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.25
Lape Made His Presence Known in Grass Lake's 28-7 Victory
Another Grass Lake player making an appearance on this list is Brayden Lape. He threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Grass Lake's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Leslie had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Lape it was a similar story. Lape threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes the last time he and the Blackhawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.83
Other Notable Players
- Jack Layher: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Tanner Craft: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
