Mid-Southern 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!
Logan Dent Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Salem got the W thanks in part to Logan Dent playing the best football he has all season. Dent rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made a tackle.
Dent might have his next game, a road matchup with West Washington, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dent saw the Senators), he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 67.30
Adam Mull Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Salem was led to victory by Adam Mull, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mull rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
For the season, Mull has averaged 67.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 57.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.40
On Friday, Charlestown had to settle for second even though Ryan Shields put up the best numbers he has all season. Shields rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Charlestown is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Shields and Charlestown will take on Eastern on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.20
Boomer Hester Makes It Two for Charlestown
Keeping Shields company is Boomer Hester, a fellow Charlestown player. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Hester has averaged 8.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 130.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.63
Waylon Doblado Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Waylon Doblado of Corydon Central. Doblado made ten total tackles and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended a pass.
Corydon Central moved to 3-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Doblado and Corydon Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Byrd: 205 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.17)
- Luke Hamilton: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.32)
- Landon Shuck: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.85)
- David Langdon: 110 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 19.13)
- Matthew Wickey: 35 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
