Greater South Shore - South 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!
Jayden Ortiz Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jayden Ortiz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wheeler to the win on Friday. Ortiz rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
If the past is any indication, Ortiz could be in store for another big game when he takes on Whiting on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Ortiz saw the Oilers), he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 62.80
A Season-Best Effort from Austin White Leads Whiting over Boone Grove
Sadly, Austin White posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Whiting over Boone Grove on Friday. White rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns.
Whiting is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. White and Whiting will take on Wheeler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.92
Kamron Patterson Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Whiting had to settle for second even though Kamron Patterson put up the best numbers he has all season. Patterson picked up 149 receiving yards.
For the season, Patterson has averaged 28.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.15
Dylan Knezevich Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Wheeler was led to victory by Dylan Knezevich, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Knezevich wasn't messing around, picking up 1.5 sacks and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
For the year, Knezevich has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 19.00
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
