Tri-Valley - Ohio 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!
Austin Gautier Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nelsonville-York was led to victory by Austin Gautier, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gautier rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Nelsonville-York's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Gautier and Nelsonville-York will take on Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.45
Landen Inman Makes It Two for Nelsonville-York
Another Nelsonville-York player making an appearance on this list is Landen Inman. He made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 58 yards.
For the year, Inman has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.97
Athens Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Seth Hart
Athens picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Seth Hart. Hart turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making eight total tackles (5.0 for loss). Hart is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Athens pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Hart's next match is against Nelsonville-York on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 27.50
Big Game from Pero As Athens Won 58-0
Athens picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Alex Pero. River Valley had no answer to Pero as he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Pero's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for River Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Pero. Pero rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry the last time he and the Raiders duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.40
Anthony Sutton was instrumental in extending Athens's winning streak to nine on Friday. River Valley had no answer to Sutton as he rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Sutton has averaged 22.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.38
Other Notable Players
- Daniel Heightland: 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.27)
- Jay Irwin: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
