Section 6 B - 2 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!
Adam Nunes Goes Supernova in South Park Victory
Starting off the list is South Park's Adam Nunes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nunes rushed for 235 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was South Park's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Nunes and South Park will face off against Starpoint at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 78.65
Justus Kleitz Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Iroquois got the W thanks in part to Justus Kleitz playing the best football he has all season. Kleitz threw for 416 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards on only nine carries. He's now once again averaging 300+ passing yards (305.1) per game. Those 70 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This year, Kleitz has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 305.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 64.43
A Season-Best Performance from Brady Wilkinson Leads Iroquois over Hamburg
Iroquois was led to victory by Brady Wilkinson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilkinson rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Wilkinson has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 48.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.52
Another Game with at Least 101 Receiving Yards from Nicholas Skutnik
Iroquois was led to victory by Nicholas Skutnik, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Skutnik's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 receiving yards dating back to last season. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
On the year, Skutnik has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 117.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.60
Darrell Collins Turns in Season-Best Effort
Darrell Collins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Park to the win on Friday. Collins rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
For the season, Collins has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.95
Other Notable Players
- Jahzier Parsons: 105 yards passing; 38 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
