Northstar - West Gold 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Carsyn Kleffman Leads Elk River over Cambridge-Isanti
Elk River was led to victory by Carsyn Kleffman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kleffman rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Elk River, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Kleffman and Elk River will face off against Alexandria at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 46.65
Joseph Mapson Turns in Season-Best Performance
Andover was led to victory by Joseph Mapson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mapson rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was Andover's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Mapson and Andover will be playing at home against Robbinsdale Armstrong at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 42.77
Myers Made His Presence Known in Andover's 41-17 Win
Wyatt Myers posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Myers has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 99.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Levi Harris Makes It Two for Elk River
The second Elk River player making an appearance here is Levi Harris, and for good reason. He rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 55 yards.
For the season, Harris has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 68.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.00
Brody Thompson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brody Thompson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elk River to the win on Friday. Thompson rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Thompson has averaged 0 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.85
Other Notable Players
- Brecken Keoraj: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
