6A Portland Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Franklin's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to King Soloman Hamilton
King Soloman Hamilton helped snap Franklin's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. On Thursday Soloman Hamilton threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Franklin's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Soloman Hamilton and Franklin will square off against Roosevelt on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.60
Cleveland had to settle for second on Thursday, but Sam Ribner sure wasn't going down easily. Ribner was unstoppable, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
Cleveland is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Ribner and Cleveland will head out on the road to take on Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.37
Cash Landau Delivers Best Effort of Season
Cash Landau produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Franklin to the win on Thursday. Landau picked up 108 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Landau must have Cleveland's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Landau picked up 206 receiving yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.33
Sayre Made His Presence Known in Franklin's 47-28 Win
Jay Sayre helped snap Franklin's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Sayre turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday, rushing for 119 yards on only 15 carries.
This season, Sayre has averaged 92.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 30.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Hank Blaha Makes It Two for Cleveland
Another Cleveland player making an appearance on this list is Hank Blaha. He picked up a sack and made seven total tackles. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
For the season, Blaha has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 27.35
Other Notable Players
- Max Copus: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 85 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
