5A Special District 4 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!
Finn Lessner Goes Supernova in Springfield Victory
Starting off the list is Springfield's Finn Lessner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lessner picked up 157 receiving yards, and also rushed for 35 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Springfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6. Lessner and Springfield will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Roseburg at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 44.00
A Season-Best Effort from Brody Gilliam Leads North Eugene over Crater
Sadly, Brody Gilliam posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North Eugene over Crater on Friday. Gilliam rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 198 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Gilliam has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 136.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 38.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.01 passer rating.
Gamescore: 36.70
Noah Solo Makes It Two for Springfield
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Noah Solo. He rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
On the year, Solo has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 115.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.80
Grady Kik-Down Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Grady Kik-Down posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North Eugene over Crater on Friday. Kik-Down picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Kik-Down has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.78
A Constellation of Stars for North Eugene
Another North Eugene player making an appearance on this list is Aidan Hibler. He picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Hibler has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 45.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.17
Other Notable Players
- Carter Beebe: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.50)
- Clay Rhoades: 53 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
