Top Football Player Performances + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 26, 2025, 3:33am

Highlighting the Best of the Best

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This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League

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!

Ridley Came Up Big in Mcintosh's 21-0 Defeat

Starting off the list is McIntosh's Brandan Ridley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ridley rushed for 156 yards.

McIntosh now has a losing record of 2-3. Coming up, Ridley and the Chiefs will face off against Northgate at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 36.00

Darnell Kelly and Co. Win Fifth in a Row

Langston Hughes picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Darnell Kelly. Kelly did his part (and then some), throwing for 74 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes, while also rushing for 84 yards for the 'W'.

On the year, Kelly has thrown 11 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 165.2 passing yards per game.

Gamescore: 34.43

Woody Schettini Dazzles in Northgate Victory

Woody Schettini was instrumental in extending Northgate's winning streak to five on Friday. Schettini was unstoppable, rushing for 138 yards and two TDs. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.

Unfortunately for Banneker, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Schettini. Schettini rushed for 170 yards and one touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in September of 2024.

Gamescore: 29.60

Carsyn Baker was instrumental in extending Langston Hughes's winning streak to five on Friday. Baker did his part (and then some), rushing for 98 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries for the 'W'.

Baker is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Newnan on Friday. Back in October of 2024 (the last time Baker saw the Cougars), he rushed for 134 yards and two TDs on only 15 carries.

Gamescore: 28.40

Big Game from Grant As Langston Hughes Won 56-12

Langston Hughes picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Esco Grant. Grant was in on the action, rushing for 68 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries.

On the season, Grant has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 17.5 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 18.18

Other Notable Players

  1. Shawn Grier: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.00)
  2. Maurice Swoope: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
  3. Omari Harris: 31 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.18)
  4. Banks Barnett: 121 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.07)
  5. Ledger Clements: 103 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.77)

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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