Sunshine State - Gulf (8 Man) 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!
Roman Wilder Delivers Electric Performance Vs Oasis Christian
Starting off the list is Canterbury's Roman Wilder, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wilder rushed for 253 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 253 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Canterbury pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Wilder and Canterbury will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lakeside Christian at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 70.75
Ahmad Crumity and Co. Win 19th in a Row
Ahmad Crumity's big game helped extend Shorecrest Prep's winning streak to 19 on Friday. Crumity produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 124 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Shorecrest Prep's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Crumity and Shorecrest Prep will take on Hernando Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Gamescore: 49.62
Nickolas Bearden was instrumental in extending Shorecrest Prep's winning streak to 19 on Friday. Bearden was dynamite, throwing for 182 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, while also rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Sports Leadership & Management's probably not too fond of Bearden given he always seems to get the better of them. Bearden rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.13
Mitchem Came Up Big in Shorecrest Prep's 63-0 Win
Edward Mitchem was instrumental in extending Shorecrest Prep's winning streak to 19 on Friday. Sports Leadership & Management had no answer to Mitchem as he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Mitchem is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Mitchem must have Sports Leadership & Management's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Mitchem rushed for 28 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.60
JJ Ward Makes It Two for Canterbury
Another Canterbury player making an appearance on this list is JJ Ward. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles.
This season, Ward has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after three games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 20.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
