Ohio Capital - Cardinal Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 9:29am

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Ohio Capital - Cardinal 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!

Justin "JJ" Henry Crosses Big Stat Threshold

Starting off the list is Marysville's Justin "JJ" Henry, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Henry rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.8) per game.

On the season, Henry has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 106.8 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 53.45

Daniel Stephens Delivers Best Performance of Season

Daniel Stephens produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Olentangy to the win on Friday. Stephens picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).

The win (which was Olentangy's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Stephens and Olentangy will challenge Dublin Jerome at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 27.25

A Season-Best Performance from Collin Wimmers Leads Marysville over Thomas Worthington

Collin Wimmers produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Marysville to the win on Friday. Wimmers rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.

For the year, Wimmers has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.3 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 25.20

Dublin Jerome was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Nolan Peoples did his best to prevent it. Peoples was unstoppable, throwing for 276 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.

Dublin Jerome's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5. Peoples and Dublin Jerome will venture away from home to take on Olentangy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 21.40

Evans Came Up Big in Marysville's 42-14 Win

Another Marysville player making an appearance on this list is Mitchell Evans. He rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Gamescore: 18.40

Other Notable Players

  1. Waylon McDaniel: 110 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.58)
  2. Matty Giannantonio: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.47)

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